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"Sheraton" Chair (model no. 664)

"Sheraton" Chair (model no. 664)

Artist: Robert Venturi (American, born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1925)
Manufacturer: Knoll
Date: 1984
Medium: Molded plywood, printed plastic laminate, rubber, upholstery
Dimensions: H.33-1/2, W.23-1/8, D.23-7/8 inches (85.1 x 58.4 x 58.7 cm.) Seat H. 17-1/2 inches (44.5 cm.)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit Line: Gift of Knoll International Inc. , 1985
Accession Number: 1985.113.3
Not on view
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Over a prolonged period of more than five years, beginning in the late 1970's, Robert Venturi designed his first furniture line. Knoll International initially asked for three seating types to which Venturi added six more chairs, as well as three tables and a sofa. The collection included a variety of major historical furniture styles-Chippendale, Queen Anne, Empire, Hepplewhite, Sheraton, Beidermeier, Gothic Revival, Art Nouveau and Art Deco.
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