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Alphonse Mattia

Architect's Valet Chair

Description

Maker

Alphonse Mattia (American, 1947-2023), (RISD MFA 1973, Industrial Design)

Title

Architect's Valet Chair

Year

1989

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ebony, paint, amarelle wood, wenge, ebonized walnut

Geography

Place Made: Westport

Dimensions

199.7 x 66 x 45.7 cm (78 5/8 x 26 x 18 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In white paint script on back of rear seat rail, "Alphonse Mattia 1989 / Westport MA / K. Hall"

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum purchase with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Object Number

1989.009

Type

Furniture

Exhibition History

Contemporary Decorative Arts from the Permanent Collection

Jul 07, 1995 – Oct 22, 1995

The Moderns

Twentieth-Century Art from the Permanent Collection

Aug 06, 1993 – Mar 13, 1994

The Art of this Century

Painting, Sculpture, and Decorative Arts from the Permanent Collection

Feb 01, 1991 – Jun 02, 1991

Contemporary Crafts

Ten Years of Collecting

Jan 19, 1990 – Mar 18, 1990

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Tombstone

Alphonse Mattia (American, 1947-2023)

Architect's Valet Chair, 1989

Ebonized walnut, poa amarelo, wenge, ebony, Delron, paint

199.7 x 66 x 45.7 cm (78 5/8 x 26 x 18 inches)

Museum purchase with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities 1989.009

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