Norman Cherner
Armchair

Armchair
Armchair
DesignerAmerican, 1920–1986
ManufacturerAmerican, active 1953–1994
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Armchair
Date1958
PlaceUnited States
MediumWalnut and plywood
Dimensions31 1/4 × 24 × 22 in. (79.4 × 61 × 55.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Design Council, 2003
Object number2003.274
Not on view

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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Special Collections
Object Type
Provenance[Historical Design, Inc., New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2003.
Exhibition History"Celebrating 10 Years of the Design Council," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 23, 2008 - January 4, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked on the underside: "859 / 1 (?)"

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