Edward Wormley
"Listen-to-Me Chaise," Model #4873

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Designer Edward WormleyAmerican, 1907–1995

DesignerUpholstery designed by Jack Lenor LarsenAmerican, 1927–2020

ManufacturerManufactured by DunbarAmerican, established 1910

CultureAmerican

Titles

"Listen-to-Me Chaise," Model #4873

DateDesigned 1948, manufactured c. 1957

MediumCherry, maple, metal, and silk upholstery

DimensionsOverall: 25 3/8 × 74 1/2 × 22 1/4 in. (64.5 × 189.2 × 56.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation

Object number2011.468

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

John R. Eckel Jr. Collection of Modern Design

Object Type

FURNITURE

Provenance[Wright, Chicago, March 2007, Lot 454]; [FRIO Administrative Services, Inc.]; purchased by MFAH, 2011.
Exhibition History"The Spirit of Modernism: The John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation Gift to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," MFAH, 20 August 2011 - 20 February 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Stamped on a brass plaque nailed into underside of frame, below the headrest: "DUNBAR / BERNE, INDIANA"

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