Photo of collection object Folding Lounge Chair
Troy Sunshade Company. Folding Lounge Chair, ca.1952. Aluminum, plastic, nylon webbing, 34 3/4 x 24 5/8 x 61 7/8 in. (88.3 x 62.5 x 157.2cm). Gift of Barbara Jakobson, 2002.15. Creative Commons-BY.

Folding Lounge Chair

ca.1952

Troy Sunshade Company

Decorative Arts

This folding lounge chair was made as the deck chair for the SS United States ocean liner, launched in 1952. The ship, which soon achieved the record for the fastest Atlantic crossing, cost a staggering seventy-eight million dollars and was noteworthy for its extensive use of aluminum and its modern décor. The Troy Sunshade Company was an American firm that pioneered the manufacture of tubular steel furniture in the 1930s and then aluminum furniture in the postwar period. Hundreds of these chairs were made for the liner and remained with the ship until 1984, when the fittings and furniture were auctioned. The ship is now docked in Philadelphia awaiting refurbishment.
Classification
Furniture
Formatted Medium
Aluminum, plastic, nylon webbing
Dimensions
34 3/4 x 24 5/8 x 61 7/8 in. (88.3 x 62.5 x 157.2cm)
Departments
Decorative Arts
Accession Number
2002.15
Credit Line
Gift of Barbara Jakobson
Rights Statement
Creative Commons-BY
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