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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Designer
Bruno Mathsson, Swedish, 1907 - 1988
Elsa Gullberg, (Swedish, 1886–1984)
Arthur Percy, (Swedish, 1886–1976)
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Shaped, bent birchwood armchair (a), the frame with high contoured back and curved seat, upholstered in tan webbing; short, sinuous bentwood arms; four curved tapering legs. En suite with ottoman (b), the sinuous bent birchwood frame up-curved at end, upholstered in tan webbing; four curved and canted tapering legs. Thick, rectangular cushion (c) covered in orange and tan woven fabric in the "Percybald" (Percy Leaf) pattern showing large flowers and leaves.
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. David V. Becker
1943
Accession Number
1992-177-1-a/c
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
furniture
Decorative Arts
Object Name
Lounge chair, ottoman and cushion
Type
Lounge chair, ottoman and cushion
Medium
Bent birch, webbing (bast), woven cotton
Dimensions
H x W x D (chair): 92.1 × 64.8 × 99.1 cm (36 1/4 in. × 25 1/2 in. × 39 in.)
H x W x D (ottoman): 41.9 × 50.8 × 65.4 cm (16 1/2 in. × 20 in. × 25 3/4 in.)
H x W x D (cushion): 13 × 53.5 × 25.6 cm (5 1/8 × 21 1/16 × 10 1/16 in.)
made in
Varnamo, Sweden
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1992-177-1-a_c
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4afba9330-4901-4629-b85e-54490d0abbb2

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