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"Cone" Chair

Designer Verner Panton Danish
Manufacturer Plus-Linje Danish
ca. 1950
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: "Cone" Chair
  • Designer: Verner Panton (Danish, Gamtofte 1926–1998 Copenhagen)
  • Manufacturer: Plus-Linje
  • Date: ca. 1950
  • Medium: Stainless steel, foam rubber, wool, and plastic
  • Dimensions: 33 1/4 × 23 1/4 × 24 1/2 in. (84.5 × 59.1 × 62.2 cm)
  • Classification: Furniture-Wood
  • Credit Line: Gift of Barry Friedman and Patricia Pastor, 1984
  • Object Number: 1984.542.2
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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