RAR (Rocking Armchair)

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Object Details

primary manufacturer

Herman Miller Furniture Company

designer

Eames, Charles

Eames, Ray

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Bruce Gross

date made

1959

design date

1950

ID Number

2002.0327.01

accession number

2002.0327

catalog number

2002.0327.01

Object Name

rocking chair

Physical Description

fiberglass (shell material)

steel (base material)

rubber (shockmounts material)

birch (rockers material)

Measurements

overall: 26 1/2 in x 24 1/2 in x 27 1/4 in; 67.31 cm x 62.23 cm x 69.215 cm

overall: 68.5 cm x 63.5 cm; 26 15/16 in x 25 in

overall: 70 cm; 27 9/16 in

place made

United States: Michigan, Zeeland

place shell made

United States: Michigan, Kalamazoo

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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/ng49ca746ac-e510-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1362392