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Alphonse Mattia

Architect's Valet Chair, 1989

Description

Maker

  • Alphonse Mattia, 1947-, American

Title

Architect's Valet Chair

Year

1989

Medium

Ebonized walnut, poa amarelo, wenge, ebony, Delron, paint

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ebony,
  • paint,
  • amarelle wood,
  • wenge,
  • ebonized walnut

Dimensions

199.7 x 66 x 45.7 cm (78 5/8 x 26 x 18 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In white paint script on back of rear seat rail, "Alphonse Mattia 1989 / Westport MA / K. Hall"

Place

Westport; Massachusetts

Type

  • Decorative Arts,
  • Furniture

Credit

Museum purchase with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Object Number

1989.009

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Contemporary Decorative Arts from the Permanent Collection

July 7 - October 22, 1995

The Moderns

August 6, 1993 - March 13, 1994

The Art of this Century

February 1 - June 2, 1991

Contemporary Crafts

January 19 - March 18, 1990

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Architect's Valet Chair with the accession number of 1989.009. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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