Armchair
Gilbert Rohde
(American, 1894–1944)
Troy Sunshade Company
(founded in 1887)
designed 1933
Object PlaceTroy, Ohio
Medium/TechniqueChromium-plated steel with satin and polished finish; modern upholstery
DimensionsOverall: 84 x 58,5 x 71 cm (33 x 23 x 28 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number2015.966
On View
Not on viewClassificationsFurniture
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1988, owned by Retro-Modern Studio (gallery), New York; July 23, 1988, sold by Retro-Modern Studio to John Axelrod, Boston, Massachusetts; 2008, promised gift of John Axelrod to the MFA; 2015, gift of Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 22, 2015)
Gilbert Rohde
designed about 1934; manufactured about 1934-1942
