Chair
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MANUFACTURER
Garland Furniture Manufacturing Co. Inc.
MEDIUM
Chrome-plated metal, vinyl
DATES
ca. 1933
DIMENSIONS
31 3/4 x 22 1/2 x 21 1/4 in. (80.6 x 57.2 x 54 cm)
Seat Height: 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm.) (show scale)
MARKINGS
Unmarked
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
X875
CREDIT LINE
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Armchair with chrome-plated metal tubular frame and gray vinyl upholstered seat, back, and armrests. Two round-cornered rectangles of bent metal tubing form continuous arms and legs; a stretcher connects these rectangles at ground level; another metal tube connects front legs at midpoint and serves as seat support. Armrests are padded and upholstered in gray vinyl. Separate rectangular seat and back also upholstered in gray vinyl; they are connected by chrome-plated strap attachment to seat and back support and which forms a rectangle on back of the back, but is open-ended under the seat. All parts connected by screws except stretcher which is welded to the frame.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION
Howe & Lescaze (American). Chair, ca. 1933. Chrome-plated metal, vinyl, 31 3/4 x 22 1/2 x 21 1/4 in. (80.6 x 57.2 x 54 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, X875. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, X875_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
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