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1925

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1982

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Chair (Austria)

This is a chair. It was manufactured by Gebrüder (Brothers) Thonet. It is dated late 19th–early 20th century and we acquired it in 1982. Its medium is wood (bent), caning. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Gift of John Sailer.

  • Child's Chair (USA)
  • molded laminated plywood, red stain.
  • Gift of Mrs. Eric Larrabee.
  • 1991-144-1
  • Staircase Model (France)
  • mahogany, ebony, pear (wood) or sycamore, oak; biscuit porcelain.
  • Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw.
  • 2007-45-12

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 92 x 42.5 x 48 cm (36 1/4 x 16 3/4 x 18 7/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Chair (Austria); Manufactured by Gebrüder (Brothers) Thonet (Austria); wood (bent), caning; H x W x D: 92 x 42.5 x 48 cm (36 1/4 x 16 3/4 x 18 7/8 in.); Gift of John Sailer; 1982-55-1

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