The Wassily Armchair

Title (Dublin Core): The Wassily Armchair
Description (Dublin Core): The Wassily armchair (also known as Model B3 chair) designed by Marcel Breuer that features a tubular chromed-steel structure and strips of leather used as seat, back, and arm support. This chair is often used as a prime example of the design aesthetic of the Bauhaus during this period, and of mid-20th century modernist design in general, due to the innovation of the use of tubular steel in its construction.
Identifier (Dublin Core): 1988.256
designer (VRA Ontology): Marcel Breuer
Date (Dublin Core): 1925
Subject (Dublin Core): armchair
Medium (Dublin Core): chrome steel; canvas (textile material)
Format (Dublin Core): 30 1/4 × 30 1/4 × 26 3/4 in. (76.8 × 76.8 × 67.9 cm)
Provenance (Dublin Core): Barry Friedman Ltd., New York, until 1988; sold to MMA
Rights (Dublin Core): Purchase, Lita Annenberg Hazen Charitable Trust Gift, 1988
Source (Dublin Core): MET Museum Collection. Item: 1988.256