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- Description:
- This Eames Chaise, in the collection of the Grand Rapids Art Museum, consists of six cushions which connect to each other and to the frame with zippers. The cushions are covered with original aucht black leather. The frames are eggplant nylon coated aluminum with fiberthin stretched over the frame (which is black rubber stretched cushion support and black metal base frame) as the supportive member for the cushions. [SOURCE: 1968 Herman Miller Inc. Trade Catalog. ] This piece is a supportive unit created for resting. It was designed for Hollywood film director, Billy Wilder.
Price History: 1968: $ 600. 00 (SOURCE: Product Literature 89. 177. 726)Herman Miller Trade Name: Eames Chaise Herman Miller Series: Lounge Seating Product Number: ES 106
- Date Issued:
- [1968 TO 1994]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Grand Rapids Art Museum
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Side Chair is part of a four matching chairs in the collection of The Henry Ford. The chairs are sturdily constructed of an unusual design with a wooden frame. They are padded with a foam rubber seat with natural fabric upholstery and have a backrest mode of natural colored cane. [Source: ca. 1948 Herman Miller, Inc. Trade Catalog]
Price History: 1950:$73. 00 (muslin) -14 fabric grades $75-$91 (Trade Catalog 89. 177. 689) 1952:$76. 00 (Trade Catalog 89. 177. 690)Herman Miller Trade Name: Side Chair, Natural Cane Back Product Number: 4669
- Date Issued:
- [1947 TO 1954]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Henry Ford (Organization)
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Arm Chair, in the collection of The Henry Ford, consists of a tan hopsak padded upholstery on the seat and backrest which covers a birch frame. The curved arms and four legs are also made of birch.
Price History: 1957: $146. 00 (fabric); $158. 00 (naugahyde); $166. 00 (leather) 1961: $168. 00 (fabric); $180. 00 (naugahyde); $188. 00 (leather)Herman Miller Trade Name: Arm Chair-Wood Frame Product Number: 4663
- Date Issued:
- [1947 TO 1964]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Henry Ford (Organization)
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Arm Chair, in the Collection of The Henry Ford, consists of molded fiberglass with dark brown padded hopsak upholstery that has a ten-inch opening between the back and seat. The shell sits on a tilt, swivel four blade metal base on black casters.
A chair matching this description cannot be found in any Herman Miller Trade Catalogues. This confirms that it is probably a prototype. However, the base does suggest a date circa 1963.
- Date Issued:
- 1963-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Henry Ford (Organization)
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Molded Wood Chair, in the collection of the New Jersey Historical Society, has a wood seat. The seat, back, frame, and legs are ebonized veneer over molded plywood. This product was first manufactured by Evans Products in 1945. Herman Miller, Inc. became the distributor in 1946, and in 1949 the manufacturer.
Price History: 1947: $ 14. 25 (Trade Catalog 89. 177. 688) 1952: $ 32. 30 (Trade Catalog 89. 177. 690)Herman Miller Trade Name: Molded Plywood Dining Chair Product Number: DCW
- Date Issued:
- [1947 TO 1953]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and New Jersey Historical Society
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- These Arm Chairs, in the collection of the Dallas Historical Society, consists of an ebonized wood frame, backrest, legs, and arms. The legs are inverted 'V' Shaped and the backrests are curved. The seats are padded and covered with gold upholstery. Price History: Price varies with fabric grade, $20. 40-$27. 60. Herman Miller Trade Name: bentwood Chair Herman Miller Series: bentwood Chairs for Dining Room, bedroom and Living Room. Product Number: 4171
- Date Issued:
- [1932 TO 1947]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Dallas Historical Society
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Sofa Prototype Group, in the collection of The Henry Ford, consists of five components; four prototype shells and one finished version. The finished version has one large tan-gray hopsack padded upholstered cushion with tan vinyl edging over a molded white plastic shell. The one-piece shell seats two. The frame is made of a single piece of metal with four feet that have white plastic glides and black rubber shock mounts.
The four prototype sofas are made of different shades of red and gray plastic shell molds.
The finished sofa is Accession # 89. 177. 37. 1. The prototypes are Accession #'s 89. 177. 37. 2 - 89. 177. 37. 5.
- Date Issued:
- 1969-08-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Henry Ford (Organization)
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Lounge Chair, in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, consists of a grey saran (plastic) woven fabric stretched onto the chair seat and back frame. The arms of the chair are aluminum coated with charcoal grey nylon. The frame is made of a four blade, aluminum base that swivels. This object was designed for Irwin Miller House, Columbus, Indiana.
Price History: 1958: $ 234. 00 (chair) (Trade Catalogue 89. 177. 666) 1985: $ 520. 00 (chair). Herman Miller Trade Name: Reclining Chair with Arms Herman Miller Series: Indoor-Outdoor Group Product Number: 684
- Date Issued:
- [1958 TO 1972]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Los Angeles County Museum of Art
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- The two-piece blue leather upholstery pad reveals the basic black wire shell of this dining or desk chair, in the collection of The Henry Ford. The upholstery is padded with jute. [Source: 1954 Herman Miller, Inc. Trade Catalog. ]
See also, HMC. 198 which is housed at the Atlanta History Center. HMC. 198 is a match for this piece.
Price History: 1955: $ 47. 00 (Trade Catalog 89. 177. 694) 1965: $ 74. 00 include fabric (Trade Catalog 89. 177. 717)Herman Miller Trade Name: Upholstered Wire Chair Herman Miller Series: Wire Chairs Product Number: DKX 2
- Date Issued:
- [1953 TO 1967]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Henry Ford (Organization)
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Ottoman, in the collection of the High Museum of Art, consists of a padded round top covered with tan and rust hopsak upholstery and has a ivory hopsak seat cushion. The base is made of four aluminum legs. Originally, this piece designed for the lobby of Braniff Airlines Offices in New York City.
Price History: $144 - $168 variations with fabric. Herman Miller Trade Name: Ottoman Herman Miller Series: The Girard Group Product Number: 66305
- Date Issued:
- [1966 TO 1967]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and High Museum of Art
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection