Leg Splint

Charles Eames; Ray Eames (Bernice Alexandra Kaiser)

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Object Label

Called by the U.S. Navy during World War II to create a lightweight, inexpensive leg splint for injured personnel, the California designers Charles and Ray Eames employed molded plywood to produce a functional yet sculptural form that informed their later furniture designs.

Caption

Charles Eames American, 1907–1978; Ray Eames (Bernice Alexandra Kaiser) American, 1912–1988. Leg Splint, designed 1941–1942; manufactured 1943–1945. Plywood, 42 x 4 1/4 x 8 in. (106.7 x 10.8 x 20.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift, 83.156. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 83.156_mark_bw.jpg)

Title

Leg Splint

Date

designed 1941–1942; manufactured 1943–1945

Geography

Place manufactured: Venice, California, United States

Medium

Plywood

Classification

Medical

Dimensions

42 x 4 1/4 x 8 in. (106.7 x 10.8 x 20.3 cm)

Signatures

no signature

Inscriptions

no inscriptions

Markings

Branded on inside section behind ankle: "S2-1790"; stamped in green on outside near top: "MOLDED PLYWOOD DIVISION / LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA / patent pending [...] EAMES [...]"; circular logo containing "EVANS PRODUCTS COMPANY" around circle, and crisscrossing in center: "EVANS / EVANS"

Credit Line

Anonymous gift

Accession Number

83.156

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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