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1936

  • Work on this object began.

1956

  • Work on this object ended.

1967

  • We acquired this object.

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LCW Chair

This is a chair. It was designed by Charles Eames and Ray Kaiser Eames and manufactured by Herman Miller Furniture Company. It is dated ca. 1946 and we acquired it in 1967. Its medium is bent, ebonized, laminated plywood, metal (screws). It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Gilbert.

Its dimensions are

69 x 56 x 57 cm (27 3/16 x 22 1/16 x 22 7/16 in. )

Cite this object as

LCW Chair; Designed by Charles Eames (American, 1907–1978), Ray Kaiser Eames (American, 1912–1988); Manufactured by Herman Miller Furniture Company (United States); USA; bent, ebonized, laminated plywood, metal (screws); 69 x 56 x 57 cm (27 3/16 x 22 1/16 x 22 7/16 in. ); Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Gilbert; 1967-85-19

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