Verner Panton
Side Chair

Side Chair

© Verner Panton Design, CH-Basel

Side Chair
Side Chair
DesignerDanish, 1926–1998
ManufacturerAmerican, established 1923
CultureDanish
Titles
  • Side Chair
DateDesigned 1960–1967, manufactured 1974
Manufactured inZeeland, Michigan, United States
MediumLuran-S thermoplastic
DimensionsOverall: 32 3/8 × 19 3/4 × 20 1/2in. (82.2 × 50.2 × 52.1cm)
Credit LineGift of Steven Bullitt in memory of Ronald Kent Yung
Object number99.341
Non exposé

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ProvenanceSteven Bullitt, Houston; given to MFAH, 1999.
Exhibition History"Scandinavian Design," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 26 August, 2012 - 27 January, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The chair is stamped on the underside of the seat: "Herman Miller" with a clock design with arrows pointing at 2 and 10. Within the clock is the date "1973".

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