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Armchair (USA), 1885–1886
This is a Armchair. It was manufactured by South Carolina Vienna Bent Wood Furniture Company. It is dated 1885–1886 and we acquired it in 1972. Its medium is bent wood, caning. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
In the late nineteenth century Viennese bent wood furniture was imported into the United States and American furniture factories worked to create homegrown imitations. One such factory was the South Carolina Vienna Bent Wood Furniture Company, whose name makes clear their mission of replicating the Viennese original. This side chair belongs to an early line of production for the manufacturer, which was founded around 1885 in Charleston, South Carolina and soon opened a second factory in the nearby city of Columbia. On January 31, 1885, the Western Manufacturer reported "...Vienna bent wood furniture has been imported from Charleston, S.C and business has been so brisk that another factory to make 200 chairs a day is to be erected at once in Columbia, S.C." The journalist continues, "Half of the articles imported into this country could be made just as well at home." [1] The South Carolina Vienna Bent Wood Furniture Company was one of the first American manufacturers to produce affordable chairs modeled after the Viennese original, which due to high import tariffs became increasingly unattainable for the average consumer.
[1] "As Good as the Best," The Western Manufacturer 13 (1) January 31, 1885, p. 113.
- Enignum Chair Model (two Seater)
- bent layered ash wood strips, suede upholstery.
- Gift of Joseph Walsh.
- 2015-39-2
- Enignum Free Form Chair
- olive ash wood stripped into thin layers, then manipulated and reconstructed,....
- Gift of Joseph Walsh.
- 2015-39-1
- Enignum Chair Model (two Seater)
- bent layered ash wood strips, suede upholstery.
- Gift of Joseph Walsh.
- 2015-39-3
Our curators have highlighted 1 object that are related to this one.
- Drawing, Preparatory Sketch for Enignum Free Form Chair
- graphite on white wove paper.
- Gift of Joseph Walsh.
- 2015-39-4
Its dimensions are
99.7 x 55.5 x 59 cm (39 1/4 x 21 7/8 x 23 1/4 in. )
It has the following markings
Label: text forthcoming
Cite this object as
Armchair (USA), 1885–1886; Manufactured by South Carolina Vienna Bent Wood Furniture Company; bent wood, caning; 99.7 x 55.5 x 59 cm (39 1/4 x 21 7/8 x 23 1/4 in. ); 1972-17-1
