FDA-A.2246-2020
Parts
Object number
FDA-A.2246-2020
Object type
Identification
Title
Herman Miller Chairs
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
SET OF SIX CHAIRS; rectangular back and seat with panelled cognac leather, aluminium handle on the back and turned partially ebonised stem, downturned feet, underside of the cross-bar with a stamped manufacturer's mark
Comments
A set of six similar chairs.
Description
Dimensions
height (actual size): 840mm
width (actual size): 530mm
depth (actual size): 530mm
width (actual size): 530mm
depth (actual size): 530mm
Inscription
Stamped manufacturer's mark on underside of the cross-bar: ‘Herman Miller Patent No: 30411095 3022060'
Material
aluminium
leather
leather
Materials & techniques note
ebonised
Physical description
Set of six cognac leather and aluminium Eames side chairs for Herman Miller U.S.A.; each with a scrolled top-rail rectangular back and seat with panelled cognac leather, with an aluminium handle on the back, on a turned partially ebonised stem, with downward feet, the underside on the cross-bar with a stamp
Production
Person
Charles Eames (Designer)
Ray Eames (Designer)
Ray Eames (Designer)
Organisation
Herman Miller, USA (Manufacturer)
Date
2007
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Purchased by Eugene Millington Drake in the 1970s; by whom preseted to Eton College
