Collections: Decorative Arts: Turned Stool

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Turned Stool

• Designers: Ray Eames, American, born Bernice Alexander Kaiser, 1912-1988; after Charles Eames, American, 1907-1978
• Manufacturer: Herman Miller
• Medium: Walnut
• Place Manufactured: Zeeland, Michigan, USA
• Dates: ca. 1950
• Dimensions: 15 x 13 x 13in. (38.1 x 33 x 33cm)
• Markings: Affixed to underside of base, round white metal plate with silver printing: (around edge) "DESIGNED BY CHARLES EAMES / HERMAN MILLER ZEELAND MICH."; in center, silver mark of Herman Miller company consisting of stylized "M".
• Collections: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th floor
• Accession Number: 1996.142.29
• Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Carl L. Selden
• Image: Overall, 1996.142.29.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
Ray Eames (American, born Bernice Alexander Kaiser, 1912-1988). Turned Stool, ca. 1950. Walnut, 15 x 13 x 13in. (38.1 x 33 x 33cm). Brooklyn Museum, 1996.142.29 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1996.142.29.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: Lathe-turned stool made of walnut (planks glued together both horizontally and vertically). Round seat scooped out in center to conform to human body; on underside, tapers down to pedestal. Pedestal consists of a continuous shaft and base; shaft has three lathed sections of thick round disks that extend to point at center; circular base flares out toward floor and has rounded edge. CONDITION: Good; minor scuffs and scratches all over, especially around seat and base.