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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Lounge Chair
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.

Lounge Chair

Manufacturer Herman Miller, Inc.
Designer Charles Eames (American, 1907-1978)
CultureAmerican
Date1956
MediumRosewood veneer | Plywood | Metal | Leather
DimensionsOverall: 32 1/4 x 34 1/2 x 33 1/4 in. (81.9 x 87.6 x 84.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2218A
Not on view
DescriptionChair of bent plywood with rosewood veneer mounted on a steel base that both tilts and swivels. Upholstered with black leather.

Published ReferencesRobert Bishop, CENTURIES AND STYLES OF THE AMERICAN CHAIR 1640-1970, p. 488, No. 887 & 887A for illus.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Herman Miller, Inc.
1956
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