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Armchair

Designer Gilbert Rohde American
ca. 1935
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Armchair
  • Designer: Gilbert Rohde (American, New York 1894–1944 New York)
  • Manufacturer: The Troy Sunshade Company (Troy, Ohio)
  • Date: ca. 1935
  • Medium: Steel, wood with cellulose nitrate lacquer, modern upholstery
  • Dimensions: 34 3/8 x 23 x 29 1/8 in. (87.3 x 58.4 x 74 cm)
  • Classification: Furniture
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Gifts in memory of Emil Blasberg, 1978
  • Object Number: 1978.492.3a–c
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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