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DKR-1 Chair

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    Object Details

    maker

    Herman Miller Furniture Company

    designer

    Eames, Charles
    Eames, Ray

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Credit Line

    Gift of William H. and Jane Griffin Yeingst

    date made

    1950 - 1951

    ID Number

    1987.3054.01

    catalog number

    1987.3054.01

    accession number

    1987.3054

    Object Name

    chair

    Physical Description

    wire (overall material)
    fabric (upholstery material)

    Measurements

    overall: 31 3/4 in x 19 in x 19 3/4 in; 80.645 cm x 48.26 cm x 50.165 cm

    place made

    United States: Michigan, Zeeland

    place used; place found

    United States: Virginia, Alexandria

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    Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
    Domestic Furnishings

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Subject

    Furniture

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-a8a7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_1461884

    Discover More

    Blue, open, shell-like chair upholstered in fabric, resting on chrome legs with ottoman.

    Consider the Chair

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