Coffee Table with Metal Legs (CTM)

• Artist: Charles Eames (Designer)
• Medium: Molded plywood, chromed metal, wood, rubber
• Geographical Location: Zeeland, Michigan, USA
• Dates: Designed 1946; Manufactured 1949-1957
• Dimensions: 15 3/8 x 34 1/8 x 33 3/4 in. (39.1 x 86.7 x 85.7 cm)
• Markings: Affixed to underside of table top near edge, rectangular sticker (half peach, half white) printed: "[in black] Home Sweet Home / Moving & Storage Co., Inc. / [in peach] LOT NO. PIECE NO. / [stamped in black] 7267 104" Affixed to wooden "X" underneath table top, white rectangular sticker, handwritten in ink: "109"
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5Q12-LUCE, Unit 5, Shelf D
• Accession Number: 1991.261.1
• Image: 1991.261.1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, Nov 30, 2003

Catalogue Description:
"CTM" coffee table with molded plywood top supported by four chromed metal legs. Round table top has large shallow depression in center and flat rim (resembles a dinner plate). Tubular legs are bent and soldered together to form flat X-shaped support for table top; bolted to wooden "X" painted black that is glued to underside of tabletop. Legs terminate in round disk feet with black rubber collars. CONDITION: Good; few small marks in table top; all-over corrosion on legs, one foot has fallen off (but is preserved).