Josef Frank
Cabinet, Model 522

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Designer Josef Frank (Austrian, 1885–1967)Austrian, 1885–1967

ManufacturerManufactured by Svenskt Tenn(Swedish, established 1924)Swedish, established 1924

CultureAustrian

Titles

Cabinet, Model 522

DateDesigned 1934, made c.1950–1955

MediumMahogany, cotton, and metal

Dimensions54 13/16 × 48 13/16 × 16 15/16 in. (139.2 × 124 × 43 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Nina and Michael Zilkha, the Mary Kathryn Lynch Kurtz Charitable Lead Trust Fund, the Decorative Arts Endowment, the Marjorie and Evan Horning Endowment for Decorative Arts, Cecily E. Horton, Joan Morgenstern, Anne Lamkin Kinder, Michael W. Dale, Kerry Inman and Denby Auble, and Katherine S. and George E. Howe

Object number2022.674

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Object Type

FURNITURE

Provenance[Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm Sweden]; Maj-Britt Nilsson (1924 – 2006), Sweden; Per Gerhard (1924 – 2011), Sweden; […]; [Metropol Auktioner, Stockholm, July 4, 2022]; [Modernity, Stockholm, 2022]; purchased by MFAH, 2022.
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Fabric design includes scientific names beneath the depicted specimen: Humulus Lupulus, Nicotiana Tabacum, and Vitis Vinifera

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