Josef Hoffmann
Chair, Model no. 322

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Designer Josef Hoffmann (Austrian, 1870–1956)Austrian, 1870–1956

ManufacturerManufactured by Jacob and Josef Kohn(Austrian, active 1850–1914)Austrian, active 1850–1914

CultureAustrian

Titles

Chair, Model no. 322

Date1904

Used atPurkersdorf, Austria

MediumBeechwood, metal, and original oilcloth upholstery

Dimensions38 7/8 × 17 1/4 × 16 1/4 in. (98.7 × 43.8 × 41.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund

Object number2020.52

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Object Type

FURNITURE

ProvenanceCommissioned by Viktor Zuckerkandl for the Westend Sanatorium, Purkersdorf, Austria, 1904;[...];Hans Hollein (1934-2014), Vienna, Austria [1]; by inheritance to his daughter, Lili Hollein (b. 1972), Vienna, Austria; [Sold through Paul Asenbaum, Vienna, Austria]; purchased by MFAH, 2020.

[1] The Pukersdorf dining room chairs that are in American and European museums were all acquired in 1967-69, suggesting that a group of the chairs was sold that year. It is probable that Hans Hollein acquired this example during that time.

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