Josef Hoffmann
"Fledermaus" Armchair

"Fledermaus" Armchair

"Fledermaus" Armchair
DesignerAustrian, 1870–1956
CultureAustrian
Titles
  • "Fledermaus" Armchair
Datec. 1907
Made inVienna, Austria
MediumEbonized beech, paint, and vintage upholstery
Dimensions29 × 22 × 19 in. (73.7 × 55.9 × 48.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Design Council, 2013
Object number2013.174
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ProvenanceJulius Hummel, Vienna, 2000; [Historical Design, Inc., New York, 2013]; purchased by MFAH, 2013.
Exhibition History“Recent Accessions in Design,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April18–August 10, 2014.
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