Peter Behrens
"Speisezimmer" Chair

DesignerGerman, 1868–1940
RetailerGerman, active 1875–1951
CultureGerman
Titles
  • "Speisezimmer" Chair
Date1902
PlaceGermany
MediumOak and cane
Dimensions39 1/2 × 17 3/4 × 21 1/4 in. (100.3 × 45.1 × 54 cm)
Credit LineThe American Institute of Architects, Houston Design Collection, museum purchase funded by friends of Willie Pena and Preston Bolton in their honor
Object number2010.12
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Provenance[Historical Design, Inc., New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2010.
Exhibition History

"Form Follows Function: Celebrating 10 Years of the American Institute of Architects, Houston Design Collection at the MFAH," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 8, 2010–January 30, 2011.

“Recent Accessions in Design,” Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 18–August 10, 2014.
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