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Peter Hvidt, designer

Ax Chair, 1950

Description

Maker

  • Peter Hvidt, 1916 - 1986, Danish, designer
  • Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen, Danish, designer
  • Fritz Hansen, Danish, manufacturer

Title

Ax Chair

Year

1950

Medium

beech; mahogany; teak

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • teak,
  • beech,
  • mahogany

Dimensions

76.2 x 61.3 x 70.2 cm (30 x 24 1/8 x 27 5/8 inches)

Place

Denmark

Type

  • Decorative Arts,
  • Furniture

Credit

Gift of Elisa Redler-Entine

Object Number

1988.054

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The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Ax Chair with the accession number of 1988.054. 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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