"Fledermaus" Armchair
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 DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
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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