Peter Behrens
Speisezimmer Chair

DesignerGerman, 1868–1940
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, FAIA, and Preston Bolton in their honor
Object number2010.12
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 206
On view

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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," The Museum of Fine Arts, Alice Pratt Brown Garden Gallery, August 8, 2010–January 30, 2011.

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