Not currently on display at the V&A

Armchair

1952 (made)
Artist/Maker
Cassina S.p.A. (makers)
Ponti, Gio (designer)
Place of origin
Italy (made)

Black frame chair, matt black painted wood with a wicker seat.


Object details

Category
Furniture
Object type
Armchair
Materials and techniques
Chair is of matt black painted wood with a wicker seat.
Wood
Wicker
Painting
Caning
Brief description
Black frame chair with cane seat designed by Gio Ponti (b. Milan 1891), Italy, 1952.
Physical description
Black frame chair, matt black painted wood with a wicker seat.
Dimensions
  • Height: 83.8cm (From Grey File)
  • Depth: 43.1cm (From Grey File)
  • Width: 53.9cm (From Grey File)
Credit line
Given by Form International
Object history
Given to the V&A Circulation Department by Form International, in 1969 [68/2897].
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
CIRC.83-1969

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O371751/armchair-ponti-gio/
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