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Hanging chair
Walker Weed (American, 1918 – 2014)
1973
Object Place: Etna, New Hampshire
Medium/Technique
White ash, bent and laminated; iron suspension hook
Dimensions
Overall: 132.1 x 81.3 x 47 cm (52 x 32 x 18 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Lois B. Torf
Accession Number2005.378
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsFurniture – Seating and beds
DescriptionA hanging chair, composed of a bentwood slat shaped into a teardrop form, with two curved slats placed horizontally to form the back, to which are joined two additional curved slats forming the seat. The chair is suspended by an iron hook and chain at the top of the "teardrop."
Inscriptions"Walker Weed," burned into the bottom center of the main stave.
Provenance1973, purchased from the artist by Lois B. Torf, Weston, Massachusetts at the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Annual Fair on August 7, 1973; installed at Torf's home in St. Croix; 2005, gift from Torf to the MFA (Accession date: September 21, 2005)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.