Object Timeline

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1969

  • Work on this object began.

1991

  • We acquired this object.

  • We exhibited this object.

2024

  • You found it!

UP 5 Donna Chair

This is a chair. It was designed by Gaetano Pesce and produced by Cassina and Busnelli Italia (C & B). It is dated 1969 and we acquired it in 1991. Its medium is polyurenthane foam, fabric. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Estate of Frederick N. Babbish. It is credited Gift of the Estate of Frederick N. Babbish.

  • Pillola Lamps Lamps
  • methacrylate, plastic, acrylic.
  • Gift of George R. Kravis II.
  • 2018-22-98/102

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 92 x 110 x 120cm (36 1/4 x 43 5/16 x 47 1/4in.)

Cite this object as

UP 5 Donna Chair; Designed by Gaetano Pesce (Italian, b. 1939); Produced by Cassina and Busnelli Italia (C & B); Italy; polyurenthane foam, fabric; H x W x D: 92 x 110 x 120cm (36 1/4 x 43 5/16 x 47 1/4in.); Gift of the Estate of Frederick N. Babbish; 1991-94-13

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.

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