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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)