FSW (Folding Screen Wall)

Charles Eames Designed 1946; Manufactured 1946-1955

Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States

Folding screen of black-stained, molded plywood and canvas. Ten panel screen of identical u-shaped panels held together by full-length natural-colored canvas strips that serve as hinges allowing the piece to be accordion-folded to the width of a single panel. Condition: good.

Details

Title: FSW (Folding Screen Wall)
Creator Lifespan: American, 1907-1978
Creator Nationality: American
Date Created: Designed 1946; Manufactured 1946-1955
Location Created: Zeeland, Michigan, USA
Type: Furnishing, Decorative
Rights: H. Randolph Lever Fund
External Link: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/2574/FSW_Folding_Screen_Wall
Medium: Laminated plywood , canvas
Dimensions: 67 9/16 x 101 3/4 x 3 1/16 in. (171.6 x 258.4 x 7.8 cm)
Designer: Charles Eames
Collection: Decorative Arts
Accession number: 2000.75

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