Collection Highlights
Coach
ca. 1770
1911.25
Wood, iron, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cane with seat
Object name
Cane with seat
Date
1939
Medium
Wood, metal
Dimensions
34 3/4 x 9 x 2 1/2 in.
Description
Light colored wood cane that converts into a seat; tripod legs with metal fittings and a circular seat that is pulled up and the legs unfold to support the sitter; applied decal in blue, orange and white that shows the Trylon and Perisphere of the 1939 World's Fair in the center with the number "1939", encircled by the words "New York World's Fair"; reverse reads "Kan-O_Seat/ Pat.d May 21, 1935/ Stafford-Johnson/ Seating Corp/ Ionia, Mich."
Credit Line
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number
2002.1.3194
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.