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DSS (Stacking Chair)

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    Object Details

    primary manufacturer

    Herman Miller, Inc.

    designer

    Eames, Charles
    Eames, Ray

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Credit Line

    Gift of Herman Miller, Inc. (through Max De Pree)

    date made

    1980

    design date

    1955

    ID Number

    1980.0554.02

    accession number

    1980.0554

    catalog number

    1980.0554.02

    Object Name

    chair, side

    Other Terms

    Chair; Side

    Physical Description

    fiberglass (shell material)
    steel, chrome-plated (legs; base material)
    rubber (shockmounts material)
    nylon (floor glides material)

    Measurements

    overall: 31 3/4 in x 23 1/2 in x 19 in; 80.645 cm x 59.69 cm x 48.26 cm

    place made

    United States: Michigan, Zeeland

    place shell made

    United States: Michigan, Kalamazoo

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    Home and Community Life: Domestic Life

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Subject

    Commercial Furnishings
    Furniture

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-5465-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_312996

    Discover More

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

    Consider the Chair

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