Armchair thumbnail 1
Not on display

Armchair

1936-1937 (made)
Artist/Maker
Wright, Frank Lloyd (designers)
Place of origin
America (made)

armchair of wood and swamp cypress plywood, with removeable upholstered seat, back and armrests

Object details

Category
Furniture
Object type
Armchair
Parts
This object consists of 5 parts.

  • Armrest
  • Armrest
  • Seat Back
  • Seat
  • Armchair
Materials and techniques
Cypress
Plywood
Upholstery
Brief description
armchair of wood and swamp cypress plywood, with removeable upholstered seat, back and armrests, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for Edgar Kaufmann's Office, America, 1936-7
Physical description
armchair of wood and swamp cypress plywood, with removeable upholstered seat, back and armrests
Dimensions
  • Carcase height: 68cm
  • Overall (including upholstery) height: 76cm
  • Carcase width: 83cm
  • Overall (including upholstery) width: 83cm
  • Carcase depth: 65cm
  • Overall (including upholstery) depth: 86cm
Credit line
Given by Edgar Kaufmann Jnr.
Object history
Furniture designed for the interior of Edgar Kaufmann's office, Kaufmann's Store, 400 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Association
Kaufmann's
Associated object
w.9:1-1974 (Group)
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
W.42toD-1974

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdMay 18, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O112074/armchair-wright-frank-lloyd/
Download as: JSON