chair
Object NameGlass Chair
Design Directorprobably
Louis Dierra
(American, active around 1939)
Designer
Henry H. Turchin
(American, 1881-1967)
Manufacturer
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.
Made FromPlate Glass, Metal, Textile, Wood
Dateabout 1939
Place MadeUnited States, PA, Pittsburgh
TechniqueSlumped, sandblasted, assembled
SizeOverall H: about 75 cm, W: 57 cm, D: 46 cm
Accession Number2016.4.38
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Golden Gate International Exposition
On ViewModern Gallery
Physical DescriptionGlass Chair. Colorless plate glass, metal, textile, wood; slumped and sandblasted glass, assembled. Chair constructed from a single sheet of plate glass, slumped into a curved form that constructs the vertical support structure of a chair. The seat, upholstered with a cream-colored textile, rests on a metal fittings which are apparent only through three contact points with the glass. This reduced visibility of the seat support gives the appearance that the seat floats in the middle of the curved plate glass. The added decoration, a single line that terminates on each end in a meander (Greek key), has been sandblasted near the upper rim of the chair.Provenance
Source
Mark McDonald
- 2015-10-27-2016-12-29
The chair was exhibited at the 1939 Golden Gate Exposition in San Francisco, purchased for a local residence, and remained in the original family until recently. It was purchased by Mark McDonald from Bonhams: Los Angeles, 20th Century Decorative Arts (Lot 2064, 2015 October 27, property of George T. and Caterina Marsh of San Francisco, CA) for $20,000.00.
The chair was exhibited at the 1939 Golden Gate Exposition in San Francisco, purchased for a local residence, and remained in the original family until recently. It was purchased by Mark McDonald from Bonhams: Los Angeles, 20th Century Decorative Arts (Lot 2064, 2015 October 27, property of George T. and Caterina Marsh of San Francisco, CA) for $20,000.00.
Former Collection
George T. Marsh
- 2015-10-27
The chair was exhibited at the 1939 Golden Gate Exposition in San Francisco, purchased for a local residence, and remained in the original family until recently. It was purchased by Mark McDonald from Bonhams: Los Angeles, 20th Century Decorative Arts (Lot 2064, 2015 October 27, property of George T. and Caterina Marsh of San Francisco, CA) for $20,000.00.
The chair was exhibited at the 1939 Golden Gate Exposition in San Francisco, purchased for a local residence, and remained in the original family until recently. It was purchased by Mark McDonald from Bonhams: Los Angeles, 20th Century Decorative Arts (Lot 2064, 2015 October 27, property of George T. and Caterina Marsh of San Francisco, CA) for $20,000.00.
Former Collection
Caterina Marsh
- 2015-10-27
The chair was exhibited at the 1939 Golden Gate Exposition in San Francisco, purchased for a local residence, and remained in the original family until recently. It was purchased by Mark McDonald from Bonhams: Los Angeles, 20th Century Decorative Arts (Lot 2064, 2015 October 27, property of George T. and Caterina Marsh of San Francisco, CA) for $20,000.00.
The chair was exhibited at the 1939 Golden Gate Exposition in San Francisco, purchased for a local residence, and remained in the original family until recently. It was purchased by Mark McDonald from Bonhams: Los Angeles, 20th Century Decorative Arts (Lot 2064, 2015 October 27, property of George T. and Caterina Marsh of San Francisco, CA) for $20,000.00.
Former Collection
W. P. Fuller & Co.
- 1939
According to invoice, chair commissioned by the W.P. Fuller Company
According to invoice, chair commissioned by the W.P. Fuller Company
probably 1789-1790; dated 1765
