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1956

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2017

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Model 275 S Chair

This is a chair. It was designed by Verner Panton and manufactured by Gebrüder (Brothers) Thonet. It is dated Designed 1956, manufactured 1966 and we acquired it in 2017. Its medium is laminated, molded and stained plywood. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 80 × 45 × 50 cm (31 1/2 × 17 11/16 × 19 11/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Model 275 S Chair; Designed by Verner Panton (Danish, 1926–1998); Manufactured by Gebrüder (Brothers) Thonet (Austria); laminated, molded and stained plywood; H x W x D: 80 × 45 × 50 cm (31 1/2 × 17 11/16 × 19 11/16 in.); Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund; 2017-7-1

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