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Charles Eames, designer

DCW (Dining Chair Wood), 1948

Description

Maker

  • Charles Eames, 1907-1978, American, designer
  • Ray Eames, 1912-1988, American, designer
  • Herman Miller Furniture Co., 1923-present, American, manufacturer

Title

DCW (Dining Chair Wood)

Year

1948

Medium

Molded plywood, walnut veneer

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • plywood,
  • rubber,
  • walnut,
  • veneer

Dimensions

73 x 48.9 x 56.5 cm (28 3/4 x 19 1/4 x 22 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Paper label under seat: "Charles Eames Design / Herman Miller - Zeeland - Michigan"

Place

Zeeland; Michigan

Type

  • Decorative Arts,
  • Furniture

Credit

Gift of the Bayard and Harriet K. Ewing Collection

Object Number

72.097

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Raid the Icebox Now with Sebastian Ruth

September 13, 2019 - November 28, 2020

Jim Isermann

November 17, 2000 - March 4, 2001

The Moderns

August 6, 1993 - March 13, 1994

Recent Gifts and Acquisitions

November 5, 1982 - January 2, 1983

Sixteen Chairs

January 13 - March 4, 1973

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The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is DCW (Dining Chair Wood) with the accession number of 72.097. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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