Herman Miller Sofa Prototype

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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

Place:

Michigan

Subject Topic:

seating furniture, prototypes (object genre), and sofas

Format:

furniture

Rights:

Images are copyright Herman Miller, Inc. Web versions may be used for reference purposes. If you would like a higher quality image please contact the individual institution holding the item.

URL:

http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:HermanMillerHMCC_5