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Peacock Side Chair

Side chair with octagonal seat, hexagonal back supported by three central vertical members which rise from seat stretcher. Legs attached at slanting angles to form triangular voids and solids and irregular hexagonal voids at intersections with stretchers. Slip seat and back panel covered in yellow leatherette.

Credit: Gift of Tetsuzo Inumaru

1921-22
Oak, leatherette upholstery
1968-137-1-c
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020

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