Long Chair Chair, 1936
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Long Chair Chair, 1936
This is a chair. It was designed by Marcel Breuer and manufactured by Isokon Furniture Company. It is dated 1936 and we acquired it in 2013. Its medium is birch (frame), birch-faced plywood (seat). It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
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This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled Bending for the Brits.
It is credited Museum purchase through gift of George R. Kravis II, Anonymous Donor, and Judy Francis Zankel.
- Model number 41 Armchair
- plywood, birch.
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Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 74 x 62.6 x 136 cm (29 1/8 x 24 5/8 x 53 9/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Stamped on leg support area of seat: Made in Estonia branded in two lines. On underside of seat: Paper label for Torbjörn Lenskog Collection.
Cite this object as
Long Chair Chair, 1936; Designed by Marcel Breuer (American, b. Hungary, 1902–1981); Manufactured by Isokon Furniture Company; Estonia; birch (frame), birch-faced plywood (seat); H x W x D: 74 x 62.6 x 136 cm (29 1/8 x 24 5/8 x 53 9/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of George R. Kravis II, Anonymous Donor, and Judy Francis Zankel; 2013-17-1
