Chair, model no. 301

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Chair, model no. 301
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  • Title :     Chair, model no. 301
  • Artist:     Marcel Breuer Designer Embru-Werke AG Manufacturer Wohnbedarf, Zürich Retailer
  • Accession:     TD1993.81.2
  • Country:     Switzerland Rüti
  • Date:     1932 1934
  • Dimensions:     Inches 29 17 18-1/2, Centimeters 73.7 43.2 47.0
  • Collection:     Object
  • Category:     Decorative Arts and Furniture
  • Subject:     Furniture/Furniture Design , Metal/Metal Design
  • Credit Line:     The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach, Florida, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection
  • URL:     TD1993.81.2.JPG
  • Tags:     Decorative Arts and Furniture
Description:
Chair of bent plywood and aluminum; plywood backrest and seat; three-piece flat aluminum frame, stretcher connecting two sides; each side bent from one piece of flat aluminum, bends forming all components necessary for one side: the stile, seat support, sled-like runner, front leg and rear leg; the resilient rear leg bowed inward beneath the seat on each side.