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Longhorn
Wenzel Friedrich1880–90
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Bow-shaped joined crestrail above similarly shaped shoulders, over a back support of twisting horns. Similarly composed arm supports, centering a leather upholstered seat on four twisting cow-horn legs terminating in brass claw-and-glass ball feet. The front feet enclose opposing twisting horn returns. Part of group with ottoman 1986-39-2.
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Details
- Title: Longhorn
- Creator: Wenzel Friedrich
- Creator Lifespan: 1827/1902
- Date Created: 1880–90
- Physical Dimensions: w975 x h960 x d880 cm
- Type: Armchair
- Rights: Gift of Jack Lenor Larsen
- Medium: Steer horn, wood, metal, brass, glass, leatherette (not original)
- Provenance: Jack Lenor Larsen
- Exhibitions: RECOLLECTIONS: A DECADE OF COLLECTING, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, New York, NY, 11/25/86-3/1/87."Campana Brothers Select: Works from the Permanent Collection." Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, New York, NY. 2/15/08-8/24/08.
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 96 x 97.5 x 88cm (37 13/16 x 38 3/8 x 34 5/8in.)
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