"Fledermaus" Armchair

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Designer Josef Hoffmann (Austrian, 1870–1956)Austrian, 1870–1956

ManufacturerManufactured by Jacob and Josef Kohn(Austrian, active 1850–1914)Austrian, active 1850–1914

FabricatorUpholstery from Wiener Werkstätte(Austrian, active 1903–1932)Austrian, active 1903–1932

CultureAustrian

Titles

"Fledermaus" Armchair

Datec. 1907

Made inVienna, Austria

MediumEbonized beech, paint, and vintage upholstery

Dimensions29 × 22 × 19 in. (73.7 × 55.9 × 48.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Design Council, 2013

Object number2013.174

Non exposé

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

Design Council Collection

Object Type

FURNITURE

ProvenanceJulius Hummel, Vienna, 2000; [Historical Design, Inc., New York, 2013]; purchased by MFAH, 2013.
Acquired by Viennese collector Julius Hummel at unknown location and date in Vienna; sold by Hummel to Historical Design, New York c.2000
Exhibition History“Recent Accessions in Design,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April18–August 10, 2014.
Noever, Peter, ed. Josef Hoffmann Designs. Munich: Prestel, 1992.
Varnedoe, Kurt. Vienna 1900: Art, Architecture, Design. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1986.
Witt-Dörring, Christian. Josef Hoffmann Interiors 1902-1913. Munich: Prestel, 2006.
Zelleke, Ghenette, Eva A. Ottillinger, and Nina Strizler. Against the Grain: Bentwood Furniture from the Collection of Fern and Manfred Steinfeld. Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1993.
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