Object Details
Designer
Charles Eames, American, 1907–1978
Ray Kaiser Eames, American, 1912–1988
Manufacturer
Evans Products Company, American, 1923 - ca. 1962
Description
The back and seat are molded to adapt to the human body for comfort. The back are stained in different color, with the seat and a portion of the frame in brown, and the back and the remainder of the frame in black.The back and seat are joined by a frame that is also molded plywood. The placement of rubber mounts between the frame and the back and seat ensures added comfort.
Credit Line
Gift of the David Teiger Trust
Date
ca. 1946
Accession Number
2016-36-3
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
furniture
Decorative Arts
Object Name
Chair
Type
Chair
Medium
Molded, bent, laminated, and ebonized plywood, rubber (shock mounts), metal screws
Dimensions
H x W x D: 67.9 × 55.9 × 50.5 cm (26 3/4 in. × 22 in. × 19 7/8 in.)
manufactured in
Venice, California, USA
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_2016-36-3