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Armchair from the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society Building Armchair
This is a armchair. It was designed by William E. Lescaze. It is dated 1931 and we acquired it in 2015. Its medium is chromium-plated steel, leather upholstery, oak. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
William Lescaze used this model of chair in several buildings, including the PSFS Building in Philadelphia. A variant of this design appeared in Elizabeth Arden’s New York salon, whose 1931 décor, designed by Mrs. John Alden Carpenter, also included a lamp by Sabino, seen elsewhere in the exhibition.
This object was
donated by
George R. Kravis II.
It is credited Gift of George R. Kravis II.
- Folding Chair Armchair
- maple (wood), paint, metal.
- Museum purchase from General Acquisition Endowment.
- 1985-29-2-a/d
- B3 Chair
- chrome-plated tubular steel, canvas.
- Gift of Gary Laredo.
- 1956-10-1-a,b
- B5 Side Chair
- bent chrome-plated tubular steel, eisengarn (parafin treated cotton canvas).
- Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
- 2007-9-1
Our curators have highlighted 3 objects that are related to this one.
- Model MR534 Lounge Chair
- bent nickel-plated tubular steel, cane.
- Gift of the David Teiger Trust.
- 2016-36-7
- Chair, Barcelona (Model MR 90) Chair
- chromed steel and leather.
- Lent by The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Museum purchase funded by J. Brian....
- 52.2016.2
- Chair
- ash plywood, chromed steel, original leather.
- Lent by Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Decorative Arts Council Fund,....
- 36.2016.2
Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 61 × 63.5 × 54.6 cm (24 in. × 25 in. × 21 1/2 in.)
Cite this object as
Armchair from the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society Building Armchair; Designed by William E. Lescaze (American, b. Switzerland, 1896–1969); chromium-plated steel, leather upholstery, oak; H x W x D: 61 × 63.5 × 54.6 cm (24 in. × 25 in. × 21 1/2 in.); Gift of George R. Kravis II; 2015-41-9
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s.
