Manufacturer:

Herman Miller Furniture Company, Zeeland, Michigan, USA  Search this

Designer:

Charles Eames, American, 1907–1978  Search this

Ray Kaiser Eames, American, 1912–1988  Search this

Medium:

plywood, rubber

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 72.5 x 46 x 58 cm (28 9/16 x 18 1/8 x 22 13/16 in.)

Type:

furniture

Decorative Arts

Side chair

Object Name:

Side chair

Made in:

Zeeland, Michigan, USA

Date:

1946

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Form constructed of five shaped pieces of laminated and bent wood: contoured trapezoidal seat and back; front legs made from single narrow strip, horse-shoe shaped and tapered; shorter back legs made in same manner. Legs, seat and back connected by continuous wide ribbon of plywood. Shellacked.

Credit Line:

Gift of Anonymous Donor

Accession Number:

1963-22-1

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright Notice:

© Courtesy of Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames Designers

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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/kq44b0cf287-9947-40d2-bc01-bacdf08699b6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1963-22-1