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Collection Objects
American Decorative Arts
Side chair
Designer: Hendrik Van Keppel, American, 1914–1987
Designer: Taylor Green, American, 1914–1991
Maker: Van Keppel-Green, 1938–1972
Date: 
designed 1939, manufactured c. 1955
Medium: 
Enamelled tubular steel, plastic cord
Accession Number: 
1984.14.3
Culture: 
American
Period: 
20th century
Classification: 
Furniture
Status: 
By appointment, Hume Furniture Study

Collection Objects
American Decorative Arts
“Womb” chair and ottoman
Designer: Eero Saarinen, American, born Finland, 1910–1961
Manufacturer: Knoll Inc., American, founded 1938
Date: 
designed 1948; manufactured 1955
Medium: 
Enamelled tubular steel, latex foam rubber, plastic; fiberglass nylon upholstery
Accession Number: 
1984.14.4a-b
Culture: 
American
Period: 
20th century
Classification: 
Furniture
Status: 
By appointment, Hume Furniture Study

Collection Objects
American Decorative Arts
Armchair
Designer: Alvar Aalto, Finnish, 1898–1976
Date: 
ca. 1937
Medium: 
Laminated birch plywood and buff-colored linen
Accession Number: 
1981.53.4
Culture: 
Finnish
Period: 
20th century
Classification: 
Furniture
Status: 
By appointment, Hume Furniture Study

Collection Objects
American Decorative Arts
Settee
Designer: Jens Risom, American, born Denmark, 1916–2016
Manufacturer: H. G. Knoll Associates, Inc.
Date: 
ca. 1947
Medium: 
Wood and brown cotton fabric
Accession Number: 
1981.53.5
Culture: 
American
Period: 
20th century
Classification: 
Furniture
Status: 
By appointment, Hume Furniture Study

Collection Objects
American Decorative Arts
Dressing table
Date: 
1750–80
Medium: 
American black walnut; back, southern yellow pine; drawer sides and backs, yellow-poplar drawer bottom, Atlantic white cedar
Accession Number: 
1930.2088
Culture: 
American
Period: 
18th century
Classification: 
Furniture
Status: 
By appointment, Hume Furniture Study

Collection Objects
American Decorative Arts
Pembroke Drop Leaf Table
Date: 
1820–40
Medium: 
Mahogany, mahogany veneer; yellow-poplar (back and lower front rails, right leaf support, drawer interior and guides), eastern white pine (upper front rail, drawer runners), elm (side frame rails, left leaf support)
Accession Number: 
1930.2082
Culture: 
American
Period: 
19th century
Classification: 
Furniture
Status: 
Not on view

Collection Objects
American Decorative Arts
Tambour desk
Date: 
1790–1815
Medium: 
Mahogany and mahogany veneer, with light- and dark-wood inlays; eastern white pine
Accession Number: 
1930.2083
Culture: 
American
Period: 
18th–19th century
Classification: 
Furniture
Status: 
By appointment, Hume Furniture Study

Collection Objects
American Decorative Arts
Card table
Date: 
1765–85
Medium: 
Mahogany; red oak (hinged rail), southern yellow pine (inner rear rail, drawer runners), yellow-poplar (drawer sides and back), Atlantic white-cedar (drawer bottom, vertical corner block)
Accession Number: 
1930.2087
Culture: 
American
Period: 
18th century
Classification: 
Furniture
Status: 
By appointment, Hume Furniture Study

Collection Objects
American Decorative Arts
Worktable
Date: 
1810–25
Medium: 
Soft maple; eastern white pine (glue blocks, drawer guides), yellow-poplar (drawer sides and back), chestnut (drawer bottom)
Accession Number: 
1930.2091
Culture: 
American
Period: 
19th century
Classification: 
Furniture
Status: 
Not on view

Collection Objects
American Decorative Arts
Library Bookcase
Date: 
1790–1815
Medium: 
Mahogany; mahogany veneer; drawer fronts, other elements, eastern white pine; drawer linings, other elements, yellow poplar; replaced drawers, mahogany; replaced bookshelves, rosewood
Accession Number: 
1930.2093
Culture: 
American
Period: 
18th–19th century
Classification: 
Furniture
Status: 
By appointment, Hume Furniture Study

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