Richard Riemerschmid
Chair, Model 4059

Designer Richard Riemerschmid(German, 1868–1957)German, 1868–1957

ManufacturerManufactured by Vereinigte Werkstätten für Kunst im Handwerk(German, established 1897)German, established 1897

CultureGerman

Titles

Chair, Model 4059

Date1898–1899

MediumWalnut, leather, and metal

Dimensions31 5/8 × 20 15/16 × 22 3/16 in. (80.3 × 53.2 × 56.3 cm)

Credit LineThe American Institute of Architects, Houston Design Collection, museum purchase funded by the American Institute of Architects, Houston, the Design Council, 2022, Cecily E. Horton, and Leo and Karin Shipman

Object number2022.61

Current Location

The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building

Gallery 206

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

The AIA Houston Collection

Object Type

FURNITURE

Provenance[Galerie Ulrich Fiedler, Berlin]; purchase by MFAH 2022.
Exhibition History"Jugenstil Floral Funktional" Bayrisches National Museum München, 1984
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

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Illegible brand on inside of front apron

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