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Richard Riemerschmid
Side Chaircirca 1905

On view:
Geffen Galleries
Wooden side chair with ladder back, tapered legs, and a dark burgundy leather seat cushion edged with brass tacks

Richard Riemerschmid, Dresdener Werkstätten für Handwerkskunst, Side Chair, circa 1905, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Ellen and Max Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designed by
Richard Riemerschmid
Made by
Dresdener Werkstätten für Handwerkskunst
Title
Side Chair
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
circa 1905
Medium
Mahogany, cane, and leather (replaced)
Dimensions
Height: 36 1/2 in. (92.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ellen and Max Palevsky
Accession Number
AC1997.211.14
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Kaplan, Wendy; contributions by Crawford, Alan; Joppien, Rüdiger; Kinchin, Juliet; Ogata, Amy F.; Stavenow-Hidemark, Elisabet; Witt-Dörring, Christian. The Arts & Crafts Movement in Europe & America. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2004.

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