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"Y" Chair
Hans Wegner (1914–2007)
about 1950
Object Place: Europe, Denmark
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
55.2 x 53.3 x 72.1 cm (21 3/4 x 21 x 28 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Lee Rome and Harold E. Rome, Fitchburg and New York
Accession Number1987.749
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Contemporary Art
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionLow semicircular back with forked splat. Slightly splayed back legs rise up and curve inwards to form arm supports. Shaped front and rear stretchers; flatside stretchers. Square rush seat.
Inscriptionsstamped: MADE IN DENMARK/Y CARL HANSEN & SON/ODENSE DENMARK