Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2009

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Lounge chair and ottoman, No. 670 and 671

designed 1956, made 1956–62
Designed by Charles Eames
and Ray Eames
Manufactured by Herman Miller Furniture Company
Overall (Chair): 83.8 x 83.8 x 83.8 cm (33 x 33 x 33 in.) Overall (Ottoman): 44.5 x 66 x 54.6 cm (17 1/2 x 26 x 21 1/2 in.)
Molded plywood (walnut or rosewood veneers), cast aluminum, black leather-covered latex foam and down upholstery, rubber

Classification: Furniture

Object Place: Zeeland, Michigan

Accession number: 2008.1505.1-2

Location: The 1940s and 1950s

Provenance/Ownership History: Purchased in 1962 by James and Margie Krebs for their new home in Marblehead, Massachusetts; 2008; gift to the MFA of James and Margie Krebs (Accession Date: December 17, 2008)

Gift of James and Margie Krebs