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Wire mesh chair

Wire mesh chair
 (1951)

Medium
painted steel, jute, oily cattle body hair
Measurements
(a-c) (81.6 × 49.6 × 53.5 cm) (overall)
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
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Miss Fabie Chamberlain, 1996
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Gallery location
Not on display
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.