[ 1 : 1 ] Furniture designer Rosanne Somerson on the Elastic armchair

Narration:
Furniture designer and RISD President Rosanne Somerson (RISD BFA 1976, Industrial Design) 

Object:
Samuel Gragg
American, 1772–ca. 1855
Elastic armchair, ca. 1808
Oak, hickory, maple, and beech
85.1 x 51.4 x 63.5 cm 
(33 ½ x 20 ¼ x 25 inches)
Gift of the Wunsch Americana 
Foundation, Inc. 85.024

Music:
Podington Bear 
Infant
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Editing:
Rocio Delaloye