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Charles Eames (designer)
Ray Eames (designer)
Herman Miller, Michigan (manufacturer)
Wire mesh chair (1951)
painted steel, jute, oily cattle body hair
(a-c) (81.6 × 49.6 × 53.5 cm) (overall)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Miss Fabie Chamberlain, 1996
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Wire mesh chair
(1951)
Medium
painted steel, jute, oily cattle body hair
Measurements
(a-c) (81.6 × 49.6 × 53.5 cm) (overall)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Miss Fabie Chamberlain, 1996
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Venice, california
Inscription
printed in ink on fabric label on base of seat: Space to attach (underlined) / DO NOT REMOVE THIS TAG (underlined) / UNDER PENALTY OF LAW. (underlined) / ALL NEW MATERIAL / CONSISTING OF / OILY CATTLE BODY HAIR (underlined) / REG. No. CONN-2097 PER. NO. CONN-270 (underlined) / REG. NO. CAL-7053 PER.NO. NY-569 (underlined) / LA-320 / (Space for stamp) / This article is made in / compliance with an / act of: Dist. of Col. / unproved July 3, / 1926; Kansas, approv- / ed March 1923; Minn. / approved April 24, / 1929; New Jersey re- / vised Statutes 26; 10- / 6 to 18 (underlined) ('LA-320' to '6 to 18' in column on left) (vertical line separating two columns) / PER. No. PA-607 (underlined) / Certification is / made that the / materials in this / article are de- / scribed in ac- / cordance with / law. (underlined) / CONTENTS / STERILIZED (underlined) ('PER. No. PA-607' to 'CONTENTS STERILIZED' is in column on the right) / Made by / HERMAN MILLER FURNITURE COMPANY / 901 W. Washington Blvd. Venice, California / Date of Delivery (horizantal line)
Accession Number
1996.593.a-c
Department
International Decorative Arts
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Dame Carol Colburn-Grigor CBE through Metal Manufactures Limited
Physical description
The black wire mesh seat shell is fitted with detachable two-piece pads for seat and back, and mounted on a swivel mechanism on an 'Eiffel Tower' black wire base.