Manufacturer:

Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas AB, Finnish, founded 1910  Search this

Artek, Finnish, founded 1935  Search this

Designer:

Alvar Aalto, Finnish, 1898–1976  Search this

Medium:

Birch, plywood, paint, wicker, ceramic tile

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 58.5 × 91 × 64 cm (23 1/16 × 35 13/16 × 25 3/16 in.)

Type:

furniture

Decorative Arts

tea wagon

Object Name:

tea wagon

Manufactured in:

Turku, Finland

Date:

1937

Description:

Bent laminated birch strip frame with a horizontal rod handle above a rectangular woven wicker basket; two large circular white-painted wheels at front; square birch-framed top, the surface covered with square green-glazed ceramic tiles.

Credit Line:

Gift of George R. Kravis II

Accession Number:

2018-22-94

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4d9093209-ec23-4dab-920e-ebdc6bcf4546

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_2018-22-94