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Chair

Designer Hans J. Wegner Danish
1952
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Object Information
  • Title: Chair
  • Designer: Hans J. Wegner (Danish, Tønder 1914–2007 Copenhagen)
  • Date: 1952
  • Medium: Walnut, cane
  • Dimensions: 29 5/16 × 23 1/8 × 18 1/8 in. (74.5 × 58.7 × 46 cm)
  • Classification: Furniture
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Edward C. Moore Jr. Gift, 1961
  • Object Number: 61.7.45
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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