Swan Armchair

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Manufacturer
Fritz Hansen Inc., Denmark
Designer
Arne Jacobsen, Danish, 1902 – 1971
Description
Back, seat and arms formed from trefoil-shaped shell covered in black leather, on aluminum pedestal on X-form base.
Credit Line
Gift of George R. Kravis II
1957
Accession Number
2018-22-67
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
furniture
Decorative Arts
Object Name
armhair
Type
armhair
Medium
leather, aluminum, plastic
Dimensions
H x W x D: 76.2 × 76.2 × 66 cm (30 × 30 × 26 in.)
manufactured in
Allerød, Denmark
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_2018-22-67
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq400fc17d3-1be3-4225-9e5b-ed9d414ac4e2

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