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Side Chair

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1925-1926

GUSN

GUSN-61728

Description

Tubular u-shaped seat, back and base, white stretched covering.

Details

Descriptive Terms

side chairs
chairs (furniture forms)
canvas
plating (metal coating)
steel (alloy)
Modern (styles and periods)
Chair
Chair, Side
Chair, Side

Associated Building

Original To Bauhaus Director's House,

Maker

Breuer, Marcel, 1902-1981 (Designer)
Bauhaus Carpentry Workshop (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

Germany; Dessau, Germany

Dimensions

33 1/2 x 18 3/4 x 21 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Ise Gropius

Accession Number

1984.99.5

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