Soft pad chair Designer: Charles Eames (American, 1907–1978)
Manufacturer: Herman Miller, Inc. (American, founded 1923)

designed 1969

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Hume Furniture Study
Medium

Cast aluminum frame, steel swiveling base, polyester fiber, urethane foam

Dimensions

38 3/4 × 23 1/2 × 23 in. (98.4 × 59.7 × 58.4 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Herman Miller, Inc.

Accession Number

1973.106.2

Geography

Made in Zeeland, Michigan

Culture

American

Period

20th century

Classification

Furniture

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Provenance
Gift of Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, Mich.
Bibliography
  • Patricia E. Kane, 300 Years of American Seating Furniture Chairs and Beds from the Mabel Brady Garvan and Other Collections at Yale University (Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1976), 294-295, no. 283, ill
  • "Acquisitions, 1973," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin 35, no. 1 (Summer 1974), 85
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

chairs

Inscriptions

A paper label under the seat reads: "Under Penalty of Law / This Tag Not to be Removed / Except by Consumer / All New Material / Consisting of / Polyester Fiber 50% / Urethane Foam 50% / Reg. No. Conn. 2097 (MICH.) / Certification is made / by the manufacturer that the / materials in this article / are described in / accordance with law. / Made by / HERMAN MILLER, INC. / ZEELAND, MICHIGAN. 49464 / GARDENA, CALIF. 90247/7148/EA419."

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