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Armchair (
Accession # 1991.104
Designer Kem Weber
Manufacturer Airline Chair Company
Title Armchair ("Airline Chair")
Date 1934-1935
Medium Wood, Naugahyde, leather, metal
Dimensions 34 1/4 x 25 x 34 1/2 in. (87 x 63.5 x 87.6 cm)
Marks Marked in black crayon or paint on underside of seat at front, "2816"
Inscriptions no inscriptions
Signed no signature
Credit Line Modernism Benefit Fund
Location Visible Storage: Case 7, Shelf C (Contemporary Furniture)
Description "Airline" armchair with wooden frame, caramel-colored Naugahyde cushions, and leather and metal fasteners. Chair consists of rectangular seat and back cushions with wooden backing that are hinged together on underside. Chair supported on sides by two wooden frames in shape of an "e" that forms two-tiered armrests, front legs, and foot runners along floor; vertical members are wider than horizontal ones; side frames joined by front and back stretchers. Seat back fasted to back stretcher with leather straps and hooks. CONDITION - Good; shows use with scuffs and loss of varnish on frame, scratched and worn Naughahyde, and cracking in leather straps.