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    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Fan-back Windsor Armchair

    Maker: Wallace Nutting, American, 1861–1941
    Date: 
    1917–22
    Medium: 

    Maple, hickory, and yellow poplar

    Accession Number: 
    1978.137
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Furniture
    Status: 
    By appointment, Hume Furniture Study
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Armchair 41

    Designer: Alvar Aalto, Finnish, 1898–1976
    Retailer: New Furniture Inc. of New York, American
    Date: 
    Designed 1932
    Medium: 

    Birch veneer; plywood

    Accession Number: 
    1979.51
    Culture: 
    Finnish
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Furniture
    Status: 
    By appointment, Hume Furniture Study
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Side Chair

    Date: 
    1710–30
    Medium: 

    Walnut veneer, walnut; beech, slip seat frame and side and front rails; pine, rear seat rail

    Accession Number: 
    1978.109.2
    Culture: 
    British
    Period: 
    18th century
    Classification: 
    Furniture
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Pedestal chair

    Designer: Eero Saarinen, American, born Finland, 1910–1961
    Manufacturer: Knoll Inc., American, founded 1938
    Date: 
    ca. 1970 (designed in 1956)
    Medium: 

    Cast aluminum; fused and molded plastic

    Accession Number: 
    1978.113
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Furniture
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Three-Slat Chair

    Date: 
    ca. 1850
    Medium: 

    Ash, oak, birch

    Accession Number: 
    1978.126
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    19th century
    Classification: 
    Furniture
    Status: 
    By appointment, Hume Furniture Study
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Side Chair

    Date: 
    1705–1725
    Medium: 

    Walnut veneer, walnut

    Accession Number: 
    1978.109.1
    Culture: 
    British
    Period: 
    18th century
    Classification: 
    Furniture
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Desk and Bookcase (repro.)

    Maker: Umberto Bongioanni, American, born Italy, 1890–1962
    Date: 
    ca. 1936
    Medium: 

    Mahogany; pine, cherry, oak (by analysis)

    Accession Number: 
    1977.89
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Furniture
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Rocking Chair

    Manufacturer: A. H. Ordway and Company, American
    Date: 
    1893
    Medium: 

    Beechwood, iron and rattan

    Accession Number: 
    1976.110
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    19th century
    Classification: 
    Furniture
    Status: 
    By appointment, Hume Furniture Study
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Swivel Armchair

    Maker: Frank [?]mbs, American, active ca. 1870
    Date: 
    late 1870’s
    Medium: 

    Oak; secondary wood: pine

    Accession Number: 
    1977.77.2
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    19th century
    Classification: 
    Furniture
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    “Berlin Chair”

    Designer: Gerrit Rietveld, Dutch, 1888–1964
    Maker: Gerard Van de Groenekan, Dutch, 1904–1994
    Date: 
    Designed 1923; made after 1924
    Medium: 

    Probably mahogany plywood, linden, and ash, with paint

    Accession Number: 
    1978.50
    Culture: 
    Dutch
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Furniture
    Status: 
    On view

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