Grete Jalk
Shell Chair

Shell Chair

Public Domain

Shell Chair
DesignerDanish, 1920–2006
CultureDanish
Titles
  • Shell Chair
Datedesigned 1963, made 1963–1964
MediumOregon pine and plywood
Dimensions29 1/4 × 24 3/4 × 26 1/2 in. (74.3 × 62.9 × 67.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Marjorie and Evan Horning Endowment for Decorative Arts in memory of Marjorie Horning; the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment; and the Decorative Arts Endowment
Object number2020.408
Non exposé

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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate Collection, Denmark(?), c. 1963–2020; [Modernity, Stockholm, Sweden, 2020]; purchased by MFAH, 2020.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Branded with Danish Furniture Control mark and "PJ" manufacturer mark

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