[ 1 : 1 ] Furniture designer Rosanne Somerson on the Elastic armchair

Narration:

Furniture designer and RISD President Rosanne Somerson (RISD BFA 1976, Industrial Design) 



Object:

Samuel Gragg

American, 1772–ca. 1855

Elastic armchair, ca. 1808

Oak, hickory, maple, and beech

85.1 x 51.4 x 63.5 cm 

(33 ½ x 20 ¼ x 25 inches)

Gift of the Wunsch Americana 

Foundation, Inc. 85.024

Music:

Podington Bear 

Infant

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Editing:

Rocio Delaloye