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Poltrona di Proust
Poltrona di Proust

Poltrona di Proust

Alessandro Mendini (Italian, born in 1931)
Studio Alchimia (Italian, established in 1976)
designed in 1978; manufactured 1991
Object PlaceMilan, Italy
Medium/TechniqueCarved and painted wood and painted cotton upholstery
Dimensions107.95 cm (42 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. S. M. B. Roby and Samuel Putnam Avery Fund, by exchange
Accession number1995.10
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsFurniture
ProvenanceBy 1992, sold by Gabriele Ammann (sole agent for Studio Alchimia in Germany) to Rolf Sachs; 1995, sold by Rolf Sachs through Theo Theodorou, Dulwich, London, to the MFA. (Accession date: January 25, 1995)
Armchair
about 1770–75
Restricted: For reference only
Alessandro Mendini
1982
Restricted: For reference only
Alessandro Mendini
1982
Appliquéd cotton:  Kandissone
Alessandro Mendini
1980
Chair
about 1840–60
Carpet:  Oriented
Alessandro Mendini
1980
Chair
Philip Guibert
about 1700
Chair
Philip Guibert
about 1700
Thomas Hope
about 1800–10