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Rugbeater Armchair

This is a armchair. It is dated 1991 and we acquired it in 1991. Its medium is maple, metal, glass, twill tape. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Museum purchase from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 126.5 x 51 x 60 cm (49 13/16 x 20 1/16 x 23 5/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Rugbeater Armchair; USA; maple, metal, glass, twill tape; H x W x D: 126.5 x 51 x 60 cm (49 13/16 x 20 1/16 x 23 5/8 in.); Museum purchase from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1991-131-1

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Campana Brothers Select: Works from the Permanent Collection.

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