Chair seat and back of contoured, molded dark grey fiberglass: curved, oval back on tubular steel frame mounted on concave seat with out-curved sides forming armrests; tubular steel base splayed to form four curved legs terminating in circular foot pads.

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1958	Work on this object began.
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Swag Leg Chair, 1958

This is a chair. It was manufactured by Herman Miller Furniture Company. It is dated 1958 and we acquired it in 1986. Its medium is molded fiberglass, swaged tubular steel, rubber composite. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Barry Friedman and Patricia Pastor. It is credited Gift of Barry Friedman and Patricia Pastor.

White, single-piece form of roughly S-shaped curved and contoured back, seat and cantilever base.

Panton Stacking Side Chair, designed 1960, manufactured 1972
injection molded luran s thermoplastic.
Gift of Robert Blaich.
1977-1-1

4658 Desk, 1946
walnut veneer on pine, tubular steel, leather, perforated sheet aluminum.
Gift of George R. Kravis II.
2018-22-82

Structure composed of eighteen separate parts: three vertical poles with tracks forming two column units, into which triangular metal brackets are inserted, in the left hand column to hold up shelves and a fall-front teak desk unit with two interior drawers, and cubby holes, the flap opening with an ivory pull, two shelves above. A plastic cone-form lamp with stainless elbow joint, slides into the left hand column as a desk reading lamp. The right hand column has a shelf with teak dividers for record albums or folios, over a shelf with drop metal band to hide a fluorescent light bulb, over a three-drawer chest unit supported by black painted iron bars inserted into the metal columns, the drawers with ivory pulls matching the desk.

Comprehensive Storage System (CSS) Wall Unit, ca. 1960
teak, brushed stainless steel, chromed metal, iron, painted metal, plastic....
Gift of Susan Kasakove.
2013-41-1-a/r

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 78 x 71.5 x 67 cm (30 11/16 x 28 1/8 x 26 3/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Swag Leg Chair, 1958; Manufactured by Herman Miller Furniture Company (United States); USA; molded fiberglass, swaged tubular steel, rubber composite; H x W x D: 78 x 71.5 x 67 cm (30 11/16 x 28 1/8 x 26 3/8 in.); Gift of Barry Friedman and Patricia Pastor; 1986-99-45

The Conservation department has taken one photo of this object.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2DrCV/
Accession Number 1986-99-45
Object ID 18621881