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- This Vanity, in the collection of the Newark Museum, consists of a dressing table carcase of rectangular form with slightly concave recessed top. The table is raised on two tapered slap legs and made of medium brown wood. There are three graduated drawers on each side of the central knee opening that have pale blond horizontal striped handles. One drawer has a label on the inside which reads "Made by Herman Miller Furniture Co. Original Rohde Design Zeeland Michigan". The object is finished off with a square mirror with blond moldings framing the glass.
Stenciled on the back in black are the numbers 3930 which indicates the year of design to be 1939. Based on Trade Catalogue information, the original price of the vanity was $29. 00 and the mirror was $7. 00. The mirror originally intended to hang separately on wall above, whereas this example has been modified to attach directly to the back of the vanity. Herman Miller Trade Name: Vanity Base and Mirror Herman Miller Series: 3930 Bedroom Group Product Number: 3930
- Date Issued:
- 1939-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Newark Museum
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Vanity, in the collection of the Newark Museum, consists of a dressing table carcase of rectangular form with slightly concave recessed facade which is veneered in medium brown walnut. The table is raised on four short conical legs. There are four drawers of equal size with walnut veneer and blond (birch) strip pulls across top edge of drawers.
The mirror is missing.
Stenciled on the back in black are the numbers 3930 which indicates the year of design to be 1939. Herman Miller Trade Name: Dresser Base ~ Mirror Herman Miller Series: 3930 Bedroom Group Product Number: 3930
- Date Issued:
- 1939-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Newark Museum
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Vanity, in the collection of the Newark Museum, consists of an asymmetrical carcase consisting of a plain veneered box with space for knees. The back panel is inlaid with vertical stripes contrasting with dark grain of rosewood. On the sinister side are three suspended bow-fronted laminated veneered drawers, each with a circular concave mat brass pull. These drawers are centered on the sinister upright, and seem to float suspended about the floor. The Body has a deep glass shelf behind which are four hinged compartments of graduated depth.
This piece bears a label in ensuite chest of drawers from B. Altman Label. This indicates that it was manufactured before 1939.
There is a stencil on the back with the product number in black, "3770". This suggests a design date of 1937.
A modern circular beveled glass mirror was purchased to accompany this on display at the Newark Museum. Herman Miller Trade Name: Vanity Herman Miller Series: Suite 3770 Product Number: 3770
- Date Issued:
- [1937 TO 1939]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Newark Museum
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection