Leg Splint
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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. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Title
Leg Splint
Date
designed 1941–1942; manufactured 1943–1945
Geography
Place manufactured: Venice, California, United States
Medium
Plywood
Classification
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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