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    • Fiberglass Side Shell

    When the chairs were introduced, the first three colors were Parchment, Greige, and Elephant Hide Gray—all very neutral. But, not long after, they came in Red and Yellow (seen here). Eventually, the variety of colors expanded to more than twenty, each one approved by Ray and Charles.

    An embossed Cincinnati Milling Machine Company logo (“C” with a six-pointed star), an embossed Herman Miller logo, and handwritten “448-41-4” are on the underside of the shell.

    Artifact
    2019.2.291
    Material
    Fiberglass
    Artists / Designers
    Charles Eames, Ray Eames
    Manufacturer
    Herman Miller, Inc.
    Dimensions
    17 × 18 × 18 in
    43.2 × 45.7 × 45.7 cm
    Design Date
    1952