Not on display

DCW

Chair
1946-1949 (made)
Artist/Maker
Eames, Charles (designer)
Eames, Ray (designer)
Place of origin
United States (designed)

DCW chair, moulded plywood.

Object details

Category
Furniture
Object type
Chair
Titles
  • DCW (assigned by artist)
  • Dining Chair Wood (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Moulded plywood
Plywood
Compression Moulding
Brief description
DCW chair by Eames, plywood, 1946-9
Physical description
DCW chair, moulded plywood.
Dimensions
  • Height: 70cm (total)
  • Front legs width: 46cm
  • Seat height: 45cm
  • Seat width: 48cm
  • Depth: 50cm (total, approx)
Object history
Purchased by the Circulation Department from Michael Pruskin, in 1975 [75/3118].
Associated object
W.17-1989 (Series)
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
CIRC.664-1975

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Record createdOctober 7, 2013
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1273522/dcw-chair-eames-charles/
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