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"Small Diamond" ottoman (model 424)
Designed by: Harry Bertoia (American, born in Italy, 1915–1978)
Manufactured by: Knoll International (American, founded in 1938)
Manufactured by: Knoll International (American, founded in 1938)
designed 1950-1952; manufactured about 1952-1958
Object Place: East Greenville, Pennsylvania
Medium/Technique
Coated steel, original Latex foam rubber pad with yellow leatherette upholstery
Dimensions
Ottoman Overall: 37.5 x 61 x 43.8 cm (14 3/4 x 24 x 17 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg
Accession Number2013.796
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFurniture – Seating and beds
Signed
Label: fabric label on underside of chair pad: "KNOLL / Knoll Associates, Inc. / 575 Madison Ave., NY 22"; paper label on underside of ottoman (see file for image)
ProvenanceAround 1955, sold by Knoll, Boston, to Dorothy Edinburg, Brookline, MA; 2013, gift of Dorothy Edinburg to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 26, 2013)
CopyrightSonambient ® and Bertoia