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Josef Hoffmann

Side Chair (model no. 371)

Maker

Josef Hoffmann (Austrian, b. Czech Republic, 1870-1956), designer
Jacob and Josef Kohn (Austrian, 1867-1923), manufacturer
Wiener Werkstätte (Austrian, 1903-1932), workshop

Title

Side Chair (model no. 371)

Year

1905-06

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

beech

Geography

Place Made: Vienna; Place Made: Austria

Dimensions

108.9 x 42.2 x 54 cm (42 7/8 x 16 5/8 x 21 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Pendant balls have punch marks to indicate location on chair; fragments of two paper labels on underside of chair seat, only a portion of Josef is legible

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Membership Fund

Object Number

71.015

Type

Exhibition History

Re-Viewing the Twentieth Century
Jul 21, 2006 – Apr 22, 2007
Contemporary Crafts
Ten Years of Collecting
Jan 19, 1990 – Mar 18, 1990
Sixteen Chairs
Jan 13, 1973 – Mar 04, 1973

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Josef Hoffmann (Austrian, b. Czech Republic, 1870-1956), designer
Jacob and Josef Kohn (Austrian, 1867-1923), manufacturer
Wiener Werkstätte (Austrian, 1903-1932), workshop
Side Chair (model no. 371), 1905-06
Beech with lacquer
108.9 x 42.2 x 54 cm (42 7/8 x 16 5/8 x 21 1/4 inches)
Museum Membership Fund 71.015

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