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Designer:
Donald A. Wallance, American, 1909 – 1990  Search this
Medium:
various
Dimensions:
part LLL (prototype chair): unfolded: 76.6 x 42.6 x 55 cm (30 3/16 x 16 3/4 x 21 5/8 in. )
folded: 11 x 42.6 x 90 cm (4 5/16 x 16 3/4 x 35 7/16 in. )
Type:
models and prototypes
Decorative Arts
Archives
Object Name:
Archives
Made in:
USA
Date:
mid-20th century
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Various prototypes and objects from Don Wallance Archive, including: One protype chair consisting of bucket-type seat on metal shaft with four splayed feet; covered in red woven fabric; one prototype of a folding chair(?) ("LLL"): flat plywood seat and back mounted on bent tubular metal frame, hinged under seat; two chair elements: one roughly triangular metal chair-frame part(?) with oval tubular metal brace near apex ("MMM"); one roughly U-shaped tubular metal chair-frame part(?) ("NNN"). Cutlery, tableware and other prototypes.
Credit Line:
Gift of David and Gregory Wallance
Accession Number:
1991-81-2
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4a0e9abba-0d67-482c-995f-bf87c579d903
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1991-81-2