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Leg splint

(American, 1907–1978)
(American, 1912–1988)
1943–45
Object PlaceVenice, California
Medium/TechniqueMolded plywood in original paper packaging
DimensionsOverall: 10.5 x 19.7 x 106.7 cm (4 1/8 x 7 3/4 x 42 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Miklos Toth, M.D. and anonymous gift in honor of E. William Davis, M.D.
Accession number2008.82
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
Collections
ProvenanceMid-1980s, discovered in an old Army warehouse by Normand Mainville, owner of Machine Age gallery, Boston, MA; 2008, purchased for the MFA.
CopyrightUsed with permission. Herman Miller, Inc.® Eames®
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