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

DesignerAmerican, 1907–1995
ManufacturerAmerican, 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
Not on view

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Object Type
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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