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    Object Details

    Designer

    Charles Eames, American, 1907–1978
    Ray Kaiser Eames, American, 1912–1988

    Manufacturer

    Herman Miller Furniture Company, Zeeland, Michigan, USA

    Description

    four dimpled plywood sliding panels on top and bottom two sections, the left side with three drawers of black lacquered wood, and metal handles, with lacquered Masonite panels in shades of taupe, beige and grey, the second level with angled braces on the left, and perforated aluminum panel on the right.

    Credit Line

    Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund

    Date

    1950–52

    Accession Number

    2013-58-1-a/d

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    furniture
    Decorative Arts

    Object Name

    Storage Unit

    Type

    Storage Unit

    Medium

    Moulded birch plywood, lacquered Masonite and wood, zinc-plated steel, perforated aluminum

    Dimensions

    Frame H x W x D: 149.2 x 111.1 x 43.2 cm (58 3/4 in. x 43 3/4 in. x 17 in.)

    manufactured in

    Zeeland, Michigan, USA

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    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq463ba537a-03e3-4f13-952b-6f36552db411

    Record ID

    chndm_2013-58-1-a_d

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