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1921

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1941

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1991

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Chair (England)

This is a chair. It is dated ca. 1931 and we acquired it in 1991. Its medium is bent tubular steel, canvas. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Mel Byars. It is credited Gift of Mel Byars.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 87 x 45.5 x 50 cm (34 1/4 x 17 15/16 x 19 11/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Chair (England); bent tubular steel, canvas; H x W x D: 87 x 45.5 x 50 cm (34 1/4 x 17 15/16 x 19 11/16 in.); Gift of Mel Byars; 1991-59-57

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<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18636969/ |title=Chair (England) |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=4 November 2025 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>