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Easy chair
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Easy chair

Donald Deskey (American, 1894–1989)
Ypsilanti Reed Furniture Company, Inc. (founded in 1901)
designed about 1928–29
Object PlaceIonia, Michigan
Medium/TechniqueAluminum, replaced upholstery
DimensionsOverall: 74.9 x 69.9 x 83.8 cm (29 1/2 x 27 1/2 x 33 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number2014.1381
On View
On view
ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
Provenance2014, gift of John Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)
Dining chair
Donald Deskey
1932–33
Screen
Donald Deskey
1927–1931
Donald Deskey
designed about 1928; made 1928–1931
Armchair
1790–1800
Armchair, "Rosalie" pattern
John Henry Belter
1844–67
Conservation Status: After Treatment
John Henry Belter
1844–67
Armchair
George Hunzinger
1869
B. Meilink Furniture Company
about 1880-85