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Side Chair, George Jakob Hunzinger (American, 1835–1898), 1876–1885, Walnut and fabric-wrapped metal
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Chair · Brooklyn

Side Chair

George Jakob Hunzinger (American, 1835–1898) · Brooklyn · 1876–1885

Technology in the last half of the nineteenth century moved at a very fast pace. Patents for products were being issued in record numbers. German immigrant George Hunzinger had many such patents for his innovative chairs, which are part of the mechanistic style that followed the Civil War. Characteristic of his inventive designs, the woven fabric-covered metal seat of this chair provides springy comfort.

— Yale University Art Gallery, catalogue text
Medium
Walnut and fabric-wrapped metal
Dimensions
33 x 18.5 x 18.7 in. (83.8 x 47 x 47.6 cm)
Accession
1998.52.1
Credit line
Gift of Jay E. Cantor in honor of Helen A. Cooper, M.A. 1975, Ph.D. 1986, and Patricia E. Kane, Ph.D. 1987

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