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"Seconda" Armchair

Designer Mario Botta Swiss
Manufacturer Alias s.p.a.
1982
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: "Seconda" Armchair
  • Designer: Mario Botta (Swiss, born 1943)
  • Manufacturer: Alias s.p.a. for International Contract Furnishings, Inc.
  • Date: 1982
  • Medium: Steel, polyurethane, epoxy paint
  • Dimensions: 28 1/4 in. × 20 1/2 in. × 23 in. (71.8 × 52.1 × 58.4 cm)
  • Classification: Furniture
  • Credit Line: Gift of International Contract Furnishings Inc., 1988
  • Object Number: 1988.187
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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