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Upholstered seat and back with decorative brass nail heads, incised decoration on wood frame, the seat supported on diagonal front legs reinforced by a turned stretcher, slightly splayed back legs rise to seat back.

Armchair (USA), ca. 1870–73
ash, leather, brass.
Museum gift in loving memory of Robert Kaufmann, by his sister, Catherine Tatum.
2009-45-2

This object was made by Kimbel & Cabus.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Armchair with shaped openwork back, curved in plan; serpentine arms join back to scrolled front of seat; cabriole front legs, curved and splayed rear legs, all fitted with castors. Seat upholstered in green and cream colored fabric.

Armchair (USA), 1860–67
mahogany, laminated ash, oak and other woods.
Gift of Mrs. Ivan Chermayeff.
1971-8-1-b, bb

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Upholstered armchair with shaped back, finished in a straight line leading down over two symmetrical curvatures in the back's frame. Similar curvatures lead from each armrest to the chair's seat. Gold colored velvet upholstery. Simply cut wooden legs, tapering, and with a carved indentation to indicate chair's feet.

Armchair (USA), ca. 1930
wood, metallic springs, gold colored velvet upholstery.
Gift of Juliett Castle.
1977-105-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Angular, wing-armed chair, arms splayed outwards, deep rhomboid seat; upholsted in tan fabric with brown and green printed motif of birds fluttering or perched among leafy branches; four tapered wooden block feet.

Armchair (USA), ca. 1945
wood, upholstery.
Gift of James M. Osborn.
1969-97-8-a,b

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Low rectilinear form, the seat/arms and rectangular back upholstered in yellow-green; form trimmed with strip of khaki green vinyl welting running horizontally through center; removeable rectangular seat cushion upholstered in orange and pink striped woven textile; cast tubular aluminum posts support back; four short splayed cast tubular aluminum legs with circular pad feet.

Braniff Airways Model 66310 Armchair, ca. 1968
woven textile upholstery of cotton (46%), wool (33%), and nylon (21%), with....
Gift of George R. Kravis II in honor of Caroline Baumann.
2013-37-1

This object was made by Herman Miller Furniture Company.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Dark brown wood frame with roughly ovoid curved and caned back and arms; Y-shaped wooden support connecting horizontal frame elements. Straight front legs rising to form arm supports; splayed rear legs curved forward at top to meet front legs. Seat upholstered in warm-toned woven fabric of red, orange, and purple hues.

Armchair (USA), 1959
laminated walnut, caning, woven wool upholstery.
Gift of Dunbar Furniture Co..
1971-20-3

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

Curved back, arched at bottom, continuing into armrests surounding roughly square seat mounted on four chromed tubular steel legs with circular foot pads; back, armrests, and seat upholstered in orange and yellow woven fabric.

Model 71 Armchair, 1957–65
fiberglass-reinforced plastic, plywood, chromed steel, upholstery, latex foam.
Gift of Max Pine.
2011-49-1

This object was made by Knoll Textiles.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

A four leg chair with armrests made of maple branches. The back of the chair is made of farming tools and the seat composed of a weaved black material. Proper front left foot is metal, with decorative talons holding rock-crystal ball.

Rugbeater Armchair, 1991
maple, metal, glass, twill tape.
Museum purchase from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
1991-131-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 6 images of this object.

Armchair (USA), ca. 1930

Armchair (USA), ca. 1930
fruitwood, metal, upholstery.
Gift of Mrs. Paul Dahlstrom.
1977-104-1-a/c

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Thin rounded frame chair made in aluminum with armrests. Burgundy leatherette upholstery is on the seat, upper back and armrests.

Armchair (USA), ca. 1935
leatherette, aluminum.
Gift of Mel Byars.
1991-59-10

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 7 images of this object.

Armchair (USA), ca. 1950

Armchair (USA), ca. 1950
plywood,enameled steel.
Gift of Mel Byars.
1991-59-12

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

Round tubular aluminum frame and solid alumninum seating in vinyl lace. Eight horizontal straps on back; thirteen are vertically oriented. Two half ellipses of bent aluminum are placed back to back on the horizontal plane parallel to the chair's seat, serving as extra support for the chair's legs. Rubber feet caps on each of four legs.

Kantan Armchair, ca. 1956
aluminum, vinyl, paint.
1971-15-1

This object was made by Brown Jordan Company.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

A) Upholstered, laminated rosewood back, topped by carved flowers-and-fruit garland. Back frame formed of inverted U-shaped scroll at top and serpentine section at bottom. Serpentine arms join back frame with scroll. Upholstered spring seat on rosewood frame; serpentine seat front with carved flowers in center and at join of arms and forelegs. Cabriole forelegs with carved acanthus leaf between small scrolls on foot; reverse curve back back legs; casters. B) The same.

Rosalie Armchair, design: 1850; Crest decoration design: 1849
laminated rosewood, cotton upholstery, metal.
1966-85-1-a,b

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 10 images of this object.

Cube-form armchair on bent stainless steel base; tan leather upholstery with channel back; base and chair on spring construction.

"Cubo" chair, no. 7012 Armchair, ca. 1976
bent steel, leather, foam.
Gift of Vladimir Kagan.
1976-115-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Puzzle series Armchair, 1991

Puzzle series Armchair, 1991
birch plywood.
Gift of Patrice Davis.
1997-32-1

This object was made by 3D: Interiors.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Bow-shaped joined crest rail above similarly shaped shoulders, over a back support of twisting horns. Similarly composed arm supports, centering a leather upholstered seat on four twisting cow-horn legs terminating in brass claw-and-glass ball feet. The front feet enclose opposing twisting horn returns. Part of group with ottoman 1986-39-2.

Armchair (USA), ca. 1885
assembled and pinned steer horn, cut and shaped horn sheets, wood, metal,....
Gift of Jack Lenor Larsen.
1986-39-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 6 images of this object.

Padded rectangular backrest cushion in same silk fabric as upholstered seat. Straight legs, breadth of placement tapering towards back of chair. Armchair sides flare, moving down from the top of the seat back and outwards towards the front of the chair, forming L-shaped armrests. Rosewood frame visible at chair's base, but covered in green upholstery.

Armchair (USA), 1967
rosewood with full lacquer finish, upholstery in korean warp-printed silk....
Gift of Dunbar Furniture Co..
1971-20-1-a/c

This object was made by Dunbar Furniture Co..
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Oblong, rounded upper frame and circular seat frame superimposed to a circular stretcher. Long, curved armrails depart from seat back and loop around in air to connect to the seat frame. Another bent wood half-loop emulates the shape and direction of the top of the seat back. Legs taper, with back legs pointing outwards more drastically as they meet the floor.

Armchair (USA), 1885–1886
bent wood, caning.
1972-17-1

This object was made by South Carolina Vienna Bent Wood Furniture Company.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Wood frame with wide curved and shaped arms, deep rectangular seat and four tapered legs, the front legs angled back toward joint with arms; rectangular, pivoting seat back of tan leatherette stretched on metal and wood frame; rectangular seat cushion covered in pony skin, white with large irregular black spots on one end.

Armchair (USA), 1934
wood, leatherette, metal, pony skin.
Gift of Russel Wright.
1976-15-8

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Angular maple frame with rectangular back and square seat upholstered in tan and red-brown striped fabric.

666UAC Armchair, ca. 1948
maple, steel, upholstery (saran, twill variation), cotton batting.
Gift of Earl Martin.
2011-23-1

This object was made by Knoll Textiles.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

"Sausage" Armchair, 1966

"Sausage" Armchair, 1966
chrome-plated metal, woven fabric.
Gift of Thonet Industries, Inc..
1971-19-3

This object was made by Thonet Industries, Inc., U.S.A..
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Armchair with shaped openwork back, curved in plan; serpentine arms join back to scrolled front of seat; cabriole front legs, curved and splayed rear legs, all fitted with castors. Seat upholstered in green and cream colored fabric.

Armchair (USA), 1860–67
mahogany, laminated ash, oak and other woods.
Gift of Mrs. Ivan Chermayeff.
1971-8-1-a

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 6 images of this object.