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No. 8

Gebrüder Thonet, Austrian, founded 1853

Settee with curved bent beachwood elements: the back composed of a wide frame enclosing two horizontal scrolling elements with an oval element in the lower center; single scrolled arm at either side with narrow, flat armrest at top; the wide caned seat on four tapering legs, the two front legs slightly out-turned; oval stretcher joined to all four legs slightly below seat.

Date

mid-19th century

Type

furniture

Medium

Bent beech wood, caning

Department

CHNDM

Institution

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object number

chndm_1969-103-1

Credit

Museum purchase through gift of American Institute of Interior Designers