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"MR" Stool

Designer Ludwig Mies van der Rohe American, born Germany
1927–30
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: "MR" Stool
  • Designer: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (American (born Germany), Aachen 1886–1969 Chicago, Illinois)
  • Manufacturer: Berliner Metallgewerbe Josef Muller
  • Date: 1927–30
  • Medium: Nickel-plated steel, lacquered cane
  • Dimensions: 17 3/4 × 20 1/8 × 17 1/2 in. (45.1 × 51.1 × 44.5 cm)
  • Classification: Furniture
  • Credit Line: Purchase, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Gift, 1999
  • Object Number: 1999.17
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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