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1946

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1990

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DCM Side Chair

This is a side chair. It was co-designed by Charles Eames and Ray Kaiser Eames and manufactured by Evans Products Company and made for Herman Miller Furniture Company. It is dated 1946 and we acquired it in 1990. Its medium is molded laminated plywood, bent tubular steel, metal, molded rubber. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Gift of Olive Emslie.

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Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 74.5 x 49 x 51cm (29 5/16 x 19 5/16 x 20 1/16in.)

It has the following markings

Decal label under seat: "Manufactured by Evans Products Company, Molded Plywood Division, Herman Miller Furniture Company Sole Distributor, Designed by Charles Eames."

Cite this object as

DCM Side Chair; Co-Designer: Charles Eames (American, 1907–1978), Ray Kaiser Eames (American, 1912–1988); Manufactured by Evans Products Company (United States); Made for Herman Miller Furniture Company (United States); USA; molded laminated plywood, bent tubular steel, metal, molded rubber; H x W x D: 74.5 x 49 x 51cm (29 5/16 x 19 5/16 x 20 1/16in.); Gift of Olive Emslie; 1990-112-1

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