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Settee for Dolls

Michael Thonetmid 1880s

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States

Settee for dolls, steam-bent beech wood. Typical bentwood settee form, miniature for doll size. The rear legs, stiles and back made from a single length of wood into which are set two horseshoe-shaped open back rests, and from which horizontally extends a long, irregular, oval-shaped seat, and above, a pair of sinuous arms that begin vertically at the back, then descend horizontally to form arms, and then vertically again to support the front of the seat rail and form front legs. Model No. 1.CONDITION: Numerous surface gouges and scratches, none recent. Two arm/leg pieces are not identically splayed. Chair was recaned by donor to match original cane, was recently damaged.

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  • Title: Settee for Dolls
  • Creator Nationality: Austrian
  • Date Created: mid 1880s
  • Location Created: Vienna, Austria
  • Type: Furniture, Seating
  • Rights: Gift of Dr. Barry R. Harwood
  • External Link: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/112305/Settee_for_Dolls
  • Medium: Steam-bent beechwood
  • Maker: Thonet Brothers
  • Dimensions: 12 1/4 x 14 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (31.1 x 36.2 x 23.5 cm)
  • Collection: Decorative Arts
  • Accession number: 84.277
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