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Accession #	75.108
Designer	Clement Uhl
Engineer	Clement Uhl
Manufacturer	The Toledo Metal Furniture Company
Title	"Perfection" Chair, model 151
Date	1903
Medium	Steel (possibly nickel plated), wood, plastic
Dimensions	Overall Height: 34 1/2 in. (87.6 cm); Seat height: 18 1/2 in. (47 cm); Seat diameter: 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Inscriptions	no inscriptions
Signed	no signature
Credit Line	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Holstein
Location	Visible Storage: Case 3, Shelf B (Special Exhibition)
Description	Side chair with steel frame and a round cushioned seat of woven plastic (red, green, black, yellow and beige plaid) over wood. Open seat back consists of a strip of metal folded over (open on inside) and molded into a heart-shape (Ice Cream parlor design) which flares outward to join seat; three narrow vertical splats in center. Four cabriole legs made of same "folded" steel bolted to circular seat frame; disk feet. Four stretchers of concave strips connect the legs (proper left stretcher seamed in center) and are joined by an oval strip in the center. Three strips of steel, pinched together in center and flaring above and below, form the splat. Uhl Art Steel "Perfection" chair, number 151. CONDITION: Four holes in upholstery of seat, two large and two small. Some oxidation to legs near feet and to feet. General wear, scratches, and nicks.