Charles Eames
Lounge Chair, Model LCW

DesignerAmerican, 1907–1978
DesignerAmerican, 1913–1988
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Lounge Chair, Model LCW
DateDesigned 1945–1946, manufactured 1946–1949
PlaceVenice, California, United States
MediumBirch-faced plywood and rubber
Dimensions26 11/16 × 24 × 22 inches (67.8 × 61 × 55.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of William J. Hill
Object number95.200
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenancePurchased at Foley's Department Store, Houston, TX August 18, 1949 by an unknown person.

Ex-collection: Mr. William J. Hill, Houston, Texas, until donated to the museum in October 1995.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "The Twentieth Century: Decorative Arts from the Permanent Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 30, 1995 thru February 18, 1996.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: On the bottom of the chair, tag: "No. 10500 601A BRC 110 LCW F6 Chair Aug 18 1949 50965 Foley's Houston, Texas". On the bottom of the chair, label: "Manufactured by Evans Product Company Molded Plywood Division Herman Miller Furniture Company Sole Distributor Designed by Charles Eames".

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