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TitleMr Armchair
Creator nameMies van der Rohe, Ludwig
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1927
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsTubular steel and painted caning
Dimensions31 1/2 x 22 x 37 in. (80 x 55.9 x 94 cm)
LocationThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http:/­/­www.metmuseum.org/­art/­collection/­search/­482117
Accession number1980.351
SubjectsFurniture designModernism (Art)Decoration and ornament--International style
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Introduction
Kristina Wilson
Description: Livable Modernism: Interior Decorating and Design during the Great Depression
Livable Modernism: Interior Decorating and Design during the Great Depression
This book examines modernist designs manufactured in America and marketed to middle-class homes during the decade of the 1930s. It studies both individual objects and the publicity that surrounded them, delving into the printed...
Author
Kristina Wilson
PublisherYale University Art Gallery
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 2004 Yale University Art Gallery
Related print edition pages: pp.3-22
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Chapter subject tags:Modernism (Art)--United StatesInterior decorationDepressions--1929Material culture--United StatesAesthetics

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Description: Side Chair
Side Chair
Posted by:John Carlson
May 24
Creator nameProetz, Victor
Creator name (description)Victor Proetz, designer; Angelo Piano, maker
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1939–1941
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsProbably ash with beech, bronze mounts, and silk upholstery
Dimensions32 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 15 9/16 in. (982.5 x 47 x 39.5 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/64091
Accession number2010.51.6
Side Chair
Side Chair
Description: Side Chair
Side Chair
Posted by:John Carlson
May 24
Creator nameSchoen, Eugene
Creator name (description)Eugene Schoen, designer; Schmieg, Hungate & Kotzian, Inc., manufacturer
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1931
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsRosewood, rosewood veneer, mahogany, bird's-eye maple veneer, and possible birch
Dimensions35 3/4 x 20 x 22 9/16 in. (90.8 x 50.8 x 57.3 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/26439
Accession number1984.84b
Side Chair
Side Chair
Description: Prototype "DCW" (Dining Chair Wood)
Prototype "DCW" (Dining Chair Wood)
Posted by:John Carlson
May 24
Creator nameEames, Charles
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1945–1946
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsBirch plywood, rubber, steel, and resin
Dimensions29 1/2 x 19 1/4 x 21 1/2 in. (74.9 x 48.9 x 54.6 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/118308
Accession number2010.79.1
Prototype "DCW" (Dining Chair Wood)
Prototype "DCW" (Dining Chair Wood)
Description: DCM (Dining Chair Metal)
DCM (Dining Chair Metal)
Posted by:John Carlson
May 24
Creator nameEames, Charles
Creator name (description)Charles Eames, designer; Ray Eames, designer; Molded Plywood Division, Evans Products Company, manufacturer; Herman Miller Furniture Company, distributor; Lit Brothers, retailer
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1946–1950
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsAniline-dyed birch plywood, chromium-plated steel, and rubber
Dimensions29 1/2 x 19 1/4 x 23 in. (74.9 x 48.9 x 58.4 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/88242
Accession number2003.7.2
DCM (Dining Chair Metal)
DCM (Dining Chair Metal)
Description: Model No. 70 "Womb" Chair and Ottoman with...
Model No. 70 "Womb" Chair and Ottoman with "Puli" Pattern Upholstery
Posted by:John Carlson
May 24
Creator nameSaarinen, Eero
Creator name (description)Eero Saarinen, chair and ottoman designer; Marianne Strengell, upholstery designer; Knoll Associates, Incorporated, manufacturer
Creator nationality/cultureFinnish
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1945–1957
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsEnameled tubular steel, latex foam rubber, rubber, and probably fiberglass with cotton, linen, jute, wool, and rayon upholstery
DimensionsChair: 34 5/16 x 39 x 34 1/16 in. (87.2 x 99.1 x 86.5 cm); ottoman: 13 3/16 x 25 1/16 x 19 7/8 in. (33.5 x 63.7 x 50.5 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/59551
Accession number1992.64.1.1-.2
Model No. 70 "Womb" Chair and Ottoman...
Model No. 70 "Womb" Chair and Ottoman with "Puli" Pattern Upholstery
Description: Guy and Elisabeth Wilson Residence, R. M. Schindler architect, Los Angeles,...
Guy and Elisabeth Wilson Residence, R. M. Schindler architect, Los Angeles, California
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1935–1938
Object typePhotograph
Guy and Elisabeth Wilson Residence, R....
Guy and Elisabeth Wilson Residence, R. M. Schindler architect, Los Angeles, California
Description: Arthur and Hope Vernon Residence, Kingston, Rhode Island
Arthur and Hope Vernon Residence, Kingston, Rhode Island
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation datec. 1935
Object typePhotograph
Arthur and Hope Vernon Residence,...
Arthur and Hope Vernon Residence, Kingston, Rhode Island
Description: État Cabinet
État Cabinet
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator nameRuhlmann, Jacques-Emile
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1925–1926
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsMacassar ebony, amaranth, ivory, oak, lumber-core plywood, poplar, chestnut, mahogany, silvered brass
Dimensions50 1/4 x 33 1/4 x 14 in. (127.6 x 84.5 x 35.6 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/487424
Accession number25.231.1
État Cabinet
Cabinet
Description: Airline Armchair
Airline Armchair
Posted by:John Carlson
May 24
Creator nameWeber, Kem
Creator name (description)Kem Weber, designer; Airline Chair Company, manufacturer
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1934–1935
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsBirch, ash, and Naugahyde
Dimensions31 1/2 x 25 x 33 in. (80 x 63.5 x 83.8 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/127713
Accession number2014.97.11
Airline Armchair
Airline Armchair
Description: Five Designs for the Omega Workshops
Five Designs for the Omega Workshops
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 17
Creator nameWadsworth, Edward
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1913
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsGouache and pencil on squared paper, center design
Dimensions3 × 6.9 in. (7.5 × 17.7 cm)
LocationBritish Council, London
Five Designs for the Omega Workshops
Five Designs for the Omega Workshops
Description: Egyptian stool
Egyptian stool
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 22
Creator nameLoos, Adolf
Creator nationality/cultureAustrian
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1903–1927
Object typeFurniture
LocationFrom Eva Ottillinger, "Adolf Loos Wohnkonzepte und Möbelentwürfe," Salzburg: Residenz, 1994
Egyptian stool
Egyptian stool
Description: Table
Table
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameThorpe, Dorothy Carpenter
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation datec. 1937
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsSilver-plated bronze and glass
DimensionsH. 24 in. (61 cm); Diam. 21 in. (53.3 cm)
LocationMinneapolis Institute of Arts
https://collections.artsmia.org/art/40324/table-dorothy-carpenter-thorpe
Accession numberL99.184.155a, b
Table
Table
Description: Queen Anne Side Chair
Queen Anne Side Chair
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameScott Brown, Denise and Robert Venturi
Creator name (description)project manager: Maurice Weintraub; manufactured by Knoll International, East Greenville, Pennsylvania
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1984
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsMolded plywood with laminated finish
Dimensions38 1/2 × 26 1/2 × 23 1/2 in. (97.8 × 67.3 × 59.7 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/483894
Accession number1985.113.1
Queen Anne Side Chair
Queen Anne Side Chair
Description: Rendering of American Modern trestle shelves
Rendering of American Modern trestle shelves
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator nameWright, Russel
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation datec. 1935
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsWatercolor and graphite on board
LocationSyracuse University Library, Department of Special Collections
Rendering of American Modern trestle...
Rendering of American Modern trestle shelves
Description: Armchair, "American Modern" Line
Armchair, "American Modern" Line
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator nameWright, Russel
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1935–1936
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsBirch with cotton upholstery
Dimensions29 1/2 x 22 x 26 in. (74.93 x 55.88 x 66.04 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/89680
Accession number2002.89.1
Armchair, "American Modern" Line
Armchair, "American Modern" Line
Description: Advertisement for Howell Company, In Home Furnishing Arts, 105
Advertisement for Howell Company, In Home Furnishing Arts, 105
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator rolePublisher
Creation date1934
Object typePeriodical
Advertisement for Howell Company, In...
Advertisement for Howell Company, In Home Furnishing Arts, 105
Description: Lounge chair (No. 434-1)
Lounge chair (No. 434-1)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator roleDesigner
Creation datec. 1933
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsChrome-plated steel and upholstery
Dimensions30 x 25 x 35 in. (76.2 x 63.5 x 88.9 cm)
Lounge chair (No. 434-1)
Lounge chair (No. 434-1)
Description: Lounge Chair (No. 360-1)
Lounge Chair (No. 360-1)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator nameHoffmann, Wolfgang
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1934
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsChrome-plated steel and leather
Dimensions31 x 30 x 33 in. (78.7 x 76.2 x 83.8 cm)
Lounge Chair (No. 360-1)
Lounge Chair (No. 360-1)
Description: Light lounge
Light lounge
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator nameMcArthur, Warren
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1936
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsAluminum, green vinyl, and rubber
Dimensions29 x 23.5 x 32.5 in. (73.7 x 59.7 x 82.6 cm)
Light lounge
Light lounge
Description: Rendering of American Modern display
Rendering of American Modern display
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator nameWright, Russel
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation datec. 1936
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsWatercolor and graphite on board
LocationSyracuse University Library, Department of Special Collections
Rendering of American Modern display
Rendering of American Modern display
Description: A History of Modern Furniture from Prehistoric Times to the Post War Era by the...
A History of Modern Furniture from Prehistoric Times to the Post War Era by the Herman Miller Furniture Company, 2
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator rolePublisher
Creation date1940
Object typePeriodical
A History of Modern Furniture from...
A History of Modern Furniture from Prehistoric Times to the Post War Era by the Herman Miller Furniture Company, 2
Description: Old Point comfort lounge chair
Old Point comfort lounge chair
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator nameMcArthur, Warren
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1936
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsAluminum and upholstery
Dimensions32 x 31 x 39 in. (81.3 x 78.7 x 99 cm)
Old Point comfort lounge chair
Old Point comfort lounge chair
Description: Lounge chair (No. LC-52-A)
Lounge chair (No. LC-52-A)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator nameWeber, Kem
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1935
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsChrome-plated steel and wool
Dimensions31 1/2 x 27 1/2 x 36 1/2 in. (80 x 69.9 x 92.7 cm)
Lounge chair (No. LC-52-A)
Lounge chair (No. LC-52-A)
Description: LC-52-A Lounge Chair
LC-52-A Lounge Chair
Posted by:John Carlson
May 24
Creator nameWeber, Kem
Creator name (description)Kem Weber, designer; Lloyd Manufacturing Company (a division of Hollywood-Wakefield Company)
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1935–1937
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsChromium-plated steel, birch plywood, and velour
Dimensions29 1/2 x 25 x 39 1/2 in. (74.9 x 63.5 x 100.3 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/118541
Accession number2007.40.1
LC-52-A Lounge Chair
LC-52-A Lounge Chair
Description: Armchair (No. C-35-E)
Armchair (No. C-35-E)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator nameBach, Alfons
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1938
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsChrome-plated steel, muslin, and wool
Dimensions31 1/2 x 20 x 21 1/2 in. (80 x 50.8 x 54.6 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/59211
Accession number1991.83.1.2
Armchair (No. C-35-E)
Armchair (No. C-35-E)
Description: Queen Anne Side Chair
Queen Anne Side Chair
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameScott Brown, Denise and Robert Venturi
Creator name (description)project manager: Maurice Weintraub; manufactured by Knoll International, East Greenville, Pennsylvania
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1984
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsPlywood, plastic laminate, and rubber
LocationMontreal Museum of Fine Arts
Queen Anne Side Chair
Queen Anne Side Chair
Description: Rocking chair (No. 377)
Rocking chair (No. 377)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator nameHoffmann, Wolfgang
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsChrome-plated steel and leather
Dimensions30 x 26 x 39 in. (76.2 x 66 x 99cm)
Rocking chair (No. 377)
Rocking chair (No. 377)
Description: Smartset Dining Suite
Smartset Dining Suite
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator nameRohde, Gilbert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1935
Object typeFurniture
Smartset Dining Suite
Smartset Dining Suite
Description: Desk
Desk
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameKarasz, Ilonka
Creator nationality/cultureHungarian
Creator roleDesigner
Creation datec. 1928
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsLauan mahogany
Dimensions28 1/2 × 48 × 35 1/2 in. (72.4 × 121.9 × 90.2 cm)
LocationMinneapolis Institute of Arts
https://collections.artsmia.org/art/8428/desk-ilonka-karasz
Accession number98.276.11
Desk
Desk
Description: LAR armchair
LAR armchair
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameEames, Ray; Eames, Charles
Creator name (description)Manufactured by Zenith Plastics, Gardena, California, for Herman Miller Furniture Company, Zeeland, Michigan (1950–51), and by Herman Miller Furniture Company, c. 1952–c. 1972
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican; American
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1948–1950
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsPolyester fiberglass composite, zinc-plated steel, and rubber
Dimensions24 1/4 × 24 7/8 × 24 1/2 in. (61.6 × 63.2 × 62.2 cm)
LocationCollection of Gansevoort Gallery, New York
LAR armchair
LAR armchair
Description: Esszimmer
Esszimmer
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 22
Creator nameVan de Velde, Henry
Creator nationality/cultureBelgian
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1908
Object typeFurniture
LocationFrom Karl Scheffler, "Moderne Baukunst," Leipzig, 1908
Esszimmer
Esszimmer
Description: First Court Theater in Dresden, Upholsterd chairs
First Court Theater in Dresden, Upholsterd chairs
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 22
Creator nameSemper, Gottfried
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator roleDraftsman
Object typeDrawing
LocationDeutsches Theatermuseum München
First Court Theater in Dresden,...
First Court Theater in Dresden, Upholsterd chairs
Description: Chair for the Café-Museum
Chair for the Café-Museum
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 22
Creator nameLoos, Adolf
Creator nationality/cultureAustrian
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1899
Object typeFurniture
LocationFrom Eva Ottillinger, "Adolf Loos Wohnkonzepte und Möbelentwürfe," Salzburg: Residenz, 1994
Chair for the Café-Museum
Chair for the Café-Museum
Description: Sitting room
Sitting room
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 22
Creator nameLoos, Adolf
Creator nationality/cultureAustrian
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1902
Object typeArchitecture
LocationFrom Eva Ottillinger, "Adolf Loos Wohnkonzepte und Möbelentwürfe," Salzburg: Residenz, 1994
Sitting room
Sitting room
Description: Java armchair
Java armchair
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameKarasz, Ilonka
Creator nationality/cultureHungarian
Creator roleDesigner
Creation datec. 1930
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsTeak wood
Dimensions27 1/2 × 21 5/8 × 21 5/8 in. (69.9 × 54.9 × 54.9 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/482683
Accession number1983.228.5
Java armchair
Java armchair
Description: Design for lock furniture in the Etruscan style for the Duke of Cumberland at...
Design for lock furniture in the Etruscan style for the Duke of Cumberland at Cumberland House
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1780–1781
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen, wash and colored washes including black and yellow ochre on laid paper
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
http://collections.soane.org/OBJECT2737
Accession numberSM Adam volume 25/75
Design for lock furniture in the...
Design for lock furniture in the Etruscan style for the Duke of Cumberland at Cumberland House
Description: Sketches for neo-classical tables and accompanying mirror frames, Kedleston
Sketches for neo-classical tables and accompanying mirror frames, Kedleston
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1763
Object typeDrawing
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
http://collections.soane.org/THES92542
Accession numberSM Adam Volume 54 Series I/93
Sketches for neo-classical tables and...
Sketches for neo-classical tables and accompanying mirror frames, Kedleston
Description: Design for the organ case, Kedleston
Design for the organ case, Kedleston
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1761–1762
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen and wash on laid paper
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
http://collections.soane.org/ARC2226
Accession numberSM Adam volume 25/2
Design for the organ case, Kedleston
Design for the organ case, Kedleston
Description: Sketch for Lord Coventry of a Tripod altered from a French design for a Water Stand,...
Sketch for Lord Coventry of a Tripod altered from a French design for a Water Stand, Croome Court
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1767
Object typeDrawing
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
http://collections.soane.org/THES85475
Accession numberSM Adam Volume 6/177
Sketch for Lord Coventry of a Tripod...
Sketch for Lord Coventry of a Tripod altered from a French design for a Water Stand, Croome Court
Description: Miscellaneous designs of various pieces of Furniture, done for different persons
Miscellaneous designs of various pieces of Furniture, done for different persons
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1767
Object typePrint
LocationAdam, Robert, The Works in architecture of Robert and James Adam, vol. 1 (1778), pt. 1, pl. VIII
Miscellaneous designs of various pieces...
Miscellaneous designs of various pieces of Furniture, done for different persons
Description: Design for a bed, Croome Court
Design for a bed, Croome Court
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1763
Object typeDrawing
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
http://collections.soane.org/THES87368
Accession numberSM Adam Volume 17/152
Design for a bed, Croome Court
Design for a bed, Croome Court
Description: Design for a concave mirror and girandoles for the ante-room, Coventry House
Design for a concave mirror and girandoles for the ante-room, Coventry House
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1768
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen, wash and colored washes including Indian yellow on laid paper
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
http://collections.soane.org/OBJECT5860
Accession numberSM Adam volume 20/59
Design for a concave mirror and...
Design for a concave mirror and girandoles for the ante-room, Coventry House
Description: Sketch of a Hall Chair for The Rt. Honble The Earl of Coventry, Coventry House
Sketch of a Hall Chair for The Rt. Honble The Earl of Coventry, Coventry House
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1767
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen and wash on laid paper
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
http://collections.soane.org/OBJECT3188
Accession numberSM Adam volume 17/92
Sketch of a Hall Chair for The Rt....
Sketch of a Hall Chair for The Rt. Honble The Earl of Coventry, Coventry House
Description: Design for a pier-glass and table for the ante-room, Lansdowne House
Design for a pier-glass and table for the ante-room, Lansdowne House
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1768
Object typeDrawing
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
Design for a pier-glass and table for...
Design for a pier-glass and table for the ante-room, Lansdowne House
Description: Design for a pier-glass and table frame for the drawing-room, Lansdowne House
Design for a pier-glass and table frame for the drawing-room, Lansdowne House
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1768
Object typeDrawing
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
http://collections.soane.org/THES87749
Accession numberSM Adam Volume 20/24
Design for a pier-glass and table frame...
Design for a pier-glass and table frame for the drawing-room, Lansdowne House
Description: Design for a caryatid table
Design for a caryatid table
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameChippendale, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1760
Object typePrint
LocationChippendale, Thomas, The gentleman & Cabinet maker's director, 3rd ed. (1762), pl. CLXXVI
Design for a caryatid table
Design for a caryatid table
Description: Design for Cabinets for the Room over the Anti Room, Lansdowne House
Design for Cabinets for the Room over the Anti Room, Lansdowne House
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1770
Object typeDrawing
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
http://collections.soane.org/THES87434
Accession numberSM Adam Volume 17/216
Design for Cabinets for the Room over...
Design for Cabinets for the Room over the Anti Room, Lansdowne House
Description: Design for a table frame, Lansdowne House
Design for a table frame, Lansdowne House
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1768
Object typeDrawing
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
Design for a table frame, Lansdowne...
Design for a table frame, Lansdowne House
Description: Furniture at Osterley
Furniture at Osterley
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1767–c. 1772
Object typePrint
LocationAdam, Robert, The Works in architecture of Robert and James Adam, vol. III (1822), pl. VIII
Furniture at Osterley
Furniture at Osterley
Description: Sketch of a ram's-head stool, Osterley Park
Sketch of a ram's-head stool, Osterley Park
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1767–1779
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen and pencil on laid paper
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
http://collections.soane.org/OBJECT7154
Accession numberSM Adam volume 54/1/66
Sketch of a ram's-head stool, Osterley...
Sketch of a ram's-head stool, Osterley Park
Description: Design for hall stools for Bowood and Shelburne House (later Lansdowne House),...
Design for hall stools for Bowood and Shelburne House (later Lansdowne House), Berkeley Square
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1764 and 1768 respectively
Object typeDrawing
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
http://collections.soane.org/THES87291
Accession numberSM Adam Volume 17/76
Design for hall stools for Bowood and...
Design for hall stools for Bowood and Shelburne House (later Lansdowne House), Berkeley Square
Description: A Design of a Chair for the Etruscan Dressing Room at Osterly, Osterley Park
A Design of a Chair for the Etruscan Dressing Room at Osterly, Osterley Park
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1776
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen, wash and sepia wash within a single ruled border on laid paper
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
http://collections.soane.org/ARC4364
Accession numberSM Adam volume 17/96
A Design of a Chair for the Etruscan...
A Design of a Chair for the Etruscan Dressing Room at Osterly, Osterley Park
Description: Design for a tripod firescreen in the Etruscan style for Mrs. Child, Osterley Park
Design for a tripod firescreen in the Etruscan style for Mrs. Child, Osterley Park
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1779
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen, pencil and colored washes including yellow ochre and black on laid paper
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
http://collections.soane.org/ARC4373
Accession numberSM Adam volume 17/148
Design for a tripod firescreen in the...
Design for a tripod firescreen in the Etruscan style for Mrs. Child, Osterley Park
Description: Designs of miscellaneous furniture for Kenwood House
Designs of miscellaneous furniture for Kenwood House
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1778
Object typePrint
LocationAdam, Robert, The Works in architecture of Robert and James Adam, vol. 1 (1778), pt. II, pl. VIII
Designs of miscellaneous furniture for...
Designs of miscellaneous furniture for Kenwood House
Description: Design for an épergne for Lord Mansfield, Kenwood House
Design for an épergne for Lord Mansfield, Kenwood House
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1781
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen, pencil and colored washes including Indian yellow, terre verte and pink on laid paper
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
http://collections.soane.org/THES100547
Accession numberSM Adam volume 49/29
Design for an épergne for Lord...
Design for an épergne for Lord Mansfield, Kenwood House
Description: Design for a Plateau for Lord Mansfield, Kenwood House
Design for a Plateau for Lord Mansfield, Kenwood House
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1781
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen, pencil and colored washes including Indian yellow, red, and Prussian blue on laid paper
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
http://collections.soane.org/OBJECT3673
Accession numberSM Adam volume 49/30
Design for a Plateau for Lord Mansfield,...
Design for a Plateau for Lord Mansfield, Kenwood House
Description: Design of a Sideboard Table for the Dining room at Newby for William Weddell Esqr.
Design of a Sideboard Table for the Dining room at Newby for William Weddell Esqr.
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1783
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen, pencil and colored washes including black, Indian yellow and cerulean blue on laid paper
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
http://collections.soane.org/THES96971
Accession numberSM Adam volume 6/140
Design of a Sideboard Table for the...
Design of a Sideboard Table for the Dining room at Newby for William Weddell Esqr.
Description: Design for a griffon pedestal and alabaster vase for lights in the dining-room,...
Design for a griffon pedestal and alabaster vase for lights in the dining-room, Newby Hall
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1783
Object typeDrawing
LocationWest Yorkshire Archive Service, Leeds, United Kingdom
Accession numberNH/1/7/10
Design for a griffon pedestal and...
Design for a griffon pedestal and alabaster vase for lights in the dining-room, Newby Hall
Description: Design of a Plate warmer for William Weddell Esqr. The ornaments to be gilt upon a...
Design of a Plate warmer for William Weddell Esqr. The ornaments to be gilt upon a Bronze ground, Newby Hall
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1784
Object typeDrawing
LocationWest Yorkshire Archive Service, Leeds, United Kingdom
Accession numberNH/1/7/9
Design of a Plate warmer for William...
Design of a Plate warmer for William Weddell Esqr. The ornaments to be gilt upon a Bronze ground, Newby Hall
Description: Plan and elevation of two tables for the Salon the tops to be of Scagliola, Nostell...
Plan and elevation of two tables for the Salon the tops to be of Scagliola, Nostell Priory
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1775
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen, pencil and colored washes including pink, verdigris, and Indian yellow on laid paper
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
http://collections.soane.org/ARC421
Accession numberSM Adam volume 17/28
Plan and elevation of two tables for the...
Plan and elevation of two tables for the Salon the tops to be of Scagliola, Nostell Priory
Description: Antique marble tripod
Antique marble tripod
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator namePiranesi, Giovanni Battista
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1773
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
LocationPiranesi, Giovanni Battista, Vasi, candelabri, cippi sarcophogi, 1775, pl. 28a, Wilton-Ely no. 980
Antique marble tripod
Antique marble tripod
Description: Design for armorial table frames with alabaster slabs in the saloon, Luton Hoo
Design for armorial table frames with alabaster slabs in the saloon, Luton Hoo
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1772
Object typeDrawing
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
http://collections.soane.org/THES87234
Accession numberSM Adam Volume 17/19
Design for armorial table frames with...
Design for armorial table frames with alabaster slabs in the saloon, Luton Hoo
Description: Miscellaneous furniture for Luton Hoo
Miscellaneous furniture for Luton Hoo
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1778
Object typePrint
LocationAdam, Robert, The Works in architecture of Robert and James Adam, vol. I (1778), pt. III, pl. VIII
Miscellaneous furniture for Luton Hoo
Miscellaneous furniture for Luton Hoo
Description: Pier-glass, table and torchères for the drawing-room at Luton Hoo
Pier-glass, table and torchères for the drawing-room at Luton Hoo
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1772
Object typePrint
LocationAdam, Robert, The Works in architecture of Robert and James Adam, vol. III (1882), pl. VIII
Pier-glass, table and torchères...
Pier-glass, table and torchères for the drawing-room at Luton Hoo
Description: Preliminary design (unexecuted) for the drawing-room mirror with a mosaic table...
Preliminary design (unexecuted) for the drawing-room mirror with a mosaic table indicated below, Luton Hoo
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1772
Object typeDrawing
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
http://collections.soane.org/THES87837
Accession numberSM Adam Volume 20/112
Preliminary design (unexecuted) for the...
Preliminary design (unexecuted) for the drawing-room mirror with a mosaic table indicated below, Luton Hoo
Description: Design for the glass frame over the chimney-piece in the Buffet Room, Culzean...
Design for the glass frame over the chimney-piece in the Buffet Room, Culzean Castle
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1782
Object typeDrawing
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
http://collections.soane.org/THES87956
Accession numberSM Adam Volume 20/231
Design for the glass frame over the...
Design for the glass frame over the chimney-piece in the Buffet Room, Culzean Castle
Description: Design for a pair of painted bookcases for Lady Wynn's dressing-room, 20 St James's...
Design for a pair of painted bookcases for Lady Wynn's dressing-room, 20 St James's Square
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1776
Object typeDrawing
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
http://collections.soane.org/THES87440
Accession numberSM Adam Volume 17/222
Design for a pair of painted bookcases...
Design for a pair of painted bookcases for Lady Wynn's dressing-room, 20 St James's Square
Description: Design of a cabinet for the Earl of Bute
Design of a cabinet for the Earl of Bute
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1763
Object typeDrawing
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
http://collections.soane.org/THES89069
Accession numberSM Adam Volume 25/5
Design of a cabinet for the Earl of Bute
Design of a cabinet for the Earl of Bute
Description: Design for an organ case for Bute House (later Lansdowne House)
Design for an organ case for Bute House (later Lansdowne House)
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1763
Object typeDrawing
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
http://collections.soane.org/THES89068
Accession numberSM Adam Volume 25/4
Design for an organ case for Bute House...
Design for an organ case for Bute House (later Lansdowne House)
Description: Design for a combined pier-glass and girandole for the ante-room, Derby House
Design for a combined pier-glass and girandole for the ante-room, Derby House
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1774
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen, wash and verdigris wash on laid paper
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
http://collections.soane.org/OBJECT6303
Accession numberSM Adam volume 20/133
Design for a combined pier-glass and...
Design for a combined pier-glass and girandole for the ante-room, Derby House
Description: Furniture and furnishing for Derby House (great drawing-room, left, and Etruscan...
Furniture and furnishing for Derby House (great drawing-room, left, and Etruscan dressing-room, right and center)
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1774
Object typePrint
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
http://collections.soane.org/b7165
Accession number4000
Furniture and furnishing for Derby House...
Furniture and furnishing for Derby House (great drawing-room, left, and Etruscan dressing-room, right and center)
Description: Design for the commode in the Countess of Derby's dressing-room, Derby House
Design for the commode in the Countess of Derby's dressing-room, Derby House
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1774
Object typeDrawing
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
Accession numbervol. 17:27
Design for the commode in the Countess...
Design for the commode in the Countess of Derby's dressing-room, Derby House
Description: Design for a bed for the Earl of Derby, Derby House
Design for a bed for the Earl of Derby, Derby House
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1774
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen, wash and colored washes including yellow ochre on laid paper
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
http://collections.soane.org/THES94822
Accession numberSM Adam volume 17/154
Design for a bed for the Earl of Derby,...
Design for a bed for the Earl of Derby, Derby House
Description: Design for an Etruscan-style armchair for the Earl of Derby's bedroom on the ground...
Design for an Etruscan-style armchair for the Earl of Derby's bedroom on the ground floor of Derby House
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1775
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen, pencil, wash and colored washes including olive green within a single ruled pencil border on laid paper
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
http://collections.soane.org/OBJECT6164
Accession numberSM Adam volume 17/94
Design for an Etruscan-style armchair...
Design for an Etruscan-style armchair for the Earl of Derby's bedroom on the ground floor of Derby House
Description: Design of the Organ Case for Lady Home (and) Plan of the Organ, Home House
Design of the Organ Case for Lady Home (and) Plan of the Organ, Home House
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1775
Object typeDrawing
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
http://collections.soane.org/THES89079
Accession numberSM Adam Volume 25/15
Design of the Organ Case for Lady Home...
Design of the Organ Case for Lady Home (and) Plan of the Organ, Home House
Description: Design of a Table Frame for His Grace the Archbishop of York
Design of a Table Frame for His Grace the Archbishop of York
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1768
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen on laid paper
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
http://collections.soane.org/ARC1732
Accession numberSM Adam volume 17/11
Design of a Table Frame for His Grace...
Design of a Table Frame for His Grace the Archbishop of York
Description: Design for the eating-room pier-glass, Culzean Castle
Design for the eating-room pier-glass, Culzean Castle
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1782
Object typeDrawing
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
http://collections.soane.org/THES87953
Accession numberSM Adam Volume 20/228
Design for the eating-room pier-glass,...
Design for the eating-room pier-glass, Culzean Castle
Description: Regency Asparagus Platter
Regency Asparagus Platter
Posted by:John Carlson
May 24
Creator nameGuild, Lurelle
Creator name (description)Lurelle Guild, designer; International Silver Company, manufacturer
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1934
Object typeContainer
MaterialsSilver plate
Dimensions1 1/4 x 17 x 9 in. (3.2 x 43.2 x 22.9 cm) (with insert)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
Regency Asparagus Platter
Regency Asparagus Platter
Description: Skyscraper Desk
Skyscraper Desk
Posted by:John Carlson
May 24
Creator nameFrankl, Paul T.
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1927–1929
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsMahogany, paint, brass, and Formica
Dimensions44 7/8 x 55 3/8 x 31 1/4 in. (11.4 x 140.7 x 79.4 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
Skyscraper Desk
Skyscraper Desk
Description: Cover for Sky Scraper Furniture brochure
Cover for Sky Scraper Furniture brochure
Posted by:John Carlson
May 24
Creator nameFrankl, Paul T.
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation datec. 1927
Object typeGraphic Design
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
Cover for Sky Scraper Furniture brochure
Cover for Sky Scraper Furniture brochure
Description: Side Chair, "Contemporary Group" Line
Side Chair, "Contemporary Group" Line
Posted by:John Carlson
May 24
Creator nameRohde, Gilbert
Creator name (description)Gilbert Rohde, designer; Heywood Wakefield Company, manufacturer
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1930–1931
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsBeech, beech plywood, and Fabrikoid
Dimensions31 1/2 x 16 x 21 in. (80 x 40.6 x 53.3 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
Side Chair, "Contemporary Group" Line
Side Chair, "Contemporary Group" Line
Description: Speed Lounge Chair
Speed Lounge Chair
Posted by:John Carlson
May 24
Creator nameFrankl, Paul T.
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1932
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsPlywood, wood, cork, and cotton "monk's cloth" upholstery
Dimensions24 1/2 x 36 x 41 in. (62.2 x 91.4 x 104.1 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
Speed Lounge Chair
Speed Lounge Chair
Description: Fuseaux Cabinet
Fuseaux Cabinet
Posted by:John Carlson
May 24
Creator nameRuhlmann, Jacques-Emile
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDesigner
Creation datec. 1925
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsMacassar ebony, ivory, silk, and silvered bronze
Dimensions39 1/2 x 33 1/2 x 19 1/4 in. (100.3 x 85.1 x 48.9 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/487425
Accession number25.231.2
Fuseaux Cabinet
Fuseaux Cabinet
Description: Unknown
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 10
Creator nameKoerner, Max
Creator roleDesigner
Object typeGraphic Design
Description: Armchair
Armchair
Posted by:John Carlson
May 24
Creator nameWeber, Kem
Creator name (description)Kem Weber, designer; Grand Rapids Chair Company, manufacturer
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1928–1929
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsMaple with yellow poplar slip-seat frame
Dimensions38 x 23 x 19 1/4 in. (96.5 x 58.4 x 48.9 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
Armchair
Armchair
Description: Armchair, "The Kem Weber Group"
Armchair, "The Kem Weber Group"
Posted by:John Carlson
May 24
Creator nameWeber, Kem
Creator name (description)Kem Weber, designer; Grand Rapids Chair Company, manufacturer
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1928
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsLacquered beech
Dimensions40 1/2 x 21 3/8 x 20 in. (102.9 x 54.3 x 50.8 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
Armchair, "The Kem Weber Group"
Armchair, "The Kem Weber Group"
Description: Desk and Bookcase with Side Chair and Blotter
Desk and Bookcase with Side Chair and Blotter
Posted by:John Carlson
May 24
Creator nameFrankl, Paul T.
Creator name (description)Paul T. Frankl, furniture designer; Paul Ridier, fabric designer
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation datec. 1927
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsDesk and bookcase: mahogany, cedrela, zebrawood, yellow poplar, and pine with aluminum leaf; chair: ash with aluminum leaf; blotter: silk over paperboard
DimensionsDesk and bookcase: 46 1/2 x 54 3/4 x 22 1/2 in. (118.1 x 139.1 x 57.2 cm); chair: 30 1/8 x 18 3/4 x 17 1/2 in. (76.5 x 47.6 x 44.5 cm); blotter: 22 1/8 x 16 3/4 in. (56.2 x 42.6 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/60320
Accession number1993.107.1.1-.3
Desk and Bookcase with Side Chair and...
Desk and Bookcase with Side Chair and Blotter
Description: Desk
Desk
Posted by:John Carlson
May 24
Creator nameDeskey, Donald
Creator name (description)Donald Deskey, designer; Schmieg, Hungate & Kotzian, Inc., probable maker; Deskey-Vollmer, Inc., retailer
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1929
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsProbably Macassar ebony veneer, yellow poplar, chestnut, ash, and plywood faced with mahogany
Dimensions41 7/8 x 48 3/16 x 19 7/8 in. (106.4 x 122.4 x 50.5 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/25716
Accession number1984.23.2
Desk
Desk
Description: Chair
Chair
Posted by:John Carlson
May 24
Creator nameDierra, Louis
Creator name (description)Louis Dierra, attributed designer; Pittsburg Plate Glass Company, manufacturer
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1939
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsGlass, gilt metal, and upholstery
Dimensions29 1/4 x 23 1/4 x 22 3/4 in. (74 x 59 x 58 cm)
Chair
Chair
Description: Dinette (T-68-B Table, C-48-B and C-49-B Chairs)
Dinette (T-68-B Table, C-48-B and C-49-B Chairs)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator nameBach, Alfons
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1936
Object typeFurniture
Dinette (T-68-B Table, C-48-B and C-49-B...
Dinette (T-68-B Table, C-48-B and C-49-B Chairs)
Description: Convertible dining table
Convertible dining table
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator nameRohde, Gilbert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1935
Object typeFurniture
LocationChicago Historical Society
Convertible dining table
Convertible dining table
Description: Convertible dining table
Convertible dining table
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator nameRohde, Gilbert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1935
Object typeFurniture
LocationChicago Historical Society
Convertible dining table
Convertible dining table
Description: Utility chest
Utility chest
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 28
Creator nameRohde, Gilbert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date1935
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsEast India laurel
Dimensions41 x 32 x 15 in. (104.1 x 81.3 x 38.1 cm)
Utility chest
Utility chest

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