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- Description:
- Two piece Arabian Nights boy's costume. Under pants and top are of orange silk crepe edged down the side with green and gold braid set with red rhinestones. The jacket is of orange metallic brocade lined in red silk. All edges are piped in green silk. There is a matching turban of orange metallic brocade entwined with pearls. A large pearl and pink clasp in front with two white feathers add emphasis. There are also matching shoes of orange brocade. This costume was owned by Daniel Dodge (1917 – 1938), son of John Francis Dodge (October 25, 1864 – January 14, 1920), the co-founder of the Dodge Motor Car Company in Detroit, Michigan.
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Meadow Brook Hall
- Collection:
- Digital Dress Collection
- Description:
- This Arm Chair, in the collection of The Henry Ford, consists of an off-white molded fiberglass backrest with gray molded fiberglass seat and arm unit. The unit comes with an dark gray, oval, padded vinyl seat cushion and sits on a chrome frame with black rubber shock mounts, black painted metal seat support on a four-blade metal base, and black plastic glides. This piece is also known as the Nelson Swaged leg chair and has a label on the seat bottom with the Herman Miller patent information.
Price History: 1958: $95. 00 (Trade Catalog 89. 177. 701); 1963: $59. 00 (Trade Catalog 89. 177. 709)Herman Miller Trade Name: Plastic Chair ~ Flexible Back Product Number: DAA 5
- Date Issued:
- [1958 TO 1963]
- 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 San Fancisco Museum of Modern Art, has a wood seat. The seat, back, frame, and legs are red 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. Herman Miller Trade Name: Molded Plywood Dining Chair Product Number: DCW
- Date Issued:
- [1947 TO 1953]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Product Literature, in the collection of The Henry Ford, contains information related to Herman Miller Product Number 3319 in the "Modern Series". This series was designed by Gilbert Rohde for the "Design for Living" house at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, A Century of Progress.
The literature states:
"This furniture, which emphasizes the beauty of the materials by simplicity of design, is of straight striped American Ash dyed grey with just a line of dark brown stained Mahogany on top and base. The wood in the fronts is laid in a herringbone pattern. The pulls are of brush finished chromium, blending into the grey monotone of the case. "
This product literature also includes information relating to the following furniture series:
biedermeier: No. 2131 1/2 Suite
Modern (Design by Gilbert Rohde): No. 2185, No. 3305, No. 3317, No. 3319, No. 3321, No. 3323.
18th Century French: No. 3311, No. 3312, No. 3314.
Louis XVI: No. 3383.
Georgian: No. 3389, No. 3393.
Hepplewhite: No. 3391. Product Number: 3319
- Date Issued:
- 1933-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Henry Ford (Organization)
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Coffee Table, in the collection of the Newark Museum, consists of ebonized wood legs which support a top and sides made of comb grain oak which extends to 72". On the ends are two drawers. A removable white plastic tray completes the table. Herman Miller Trade Name: Extension Coffee Table Herman Miller Series: Occasional Pieces Product Number: 4652
- Date Issued:
- 1946-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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 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:
- A pair of woman's dark brown satin pumps, with a band of light brown satin that runs across top of shoes and down each side. The front flaps are covered with large steel bead buckles on front. 2 1/2" high heel. Label inside B. Siegel and Co., Detroit.
- Notes:
- The original materials from this collection are held at the Detroit Historical Society. Additional related items that were not photographed are also available.
- Date Issued:
- [1920 TO 1925]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Digital Dress Collection
- Description:
- A pair of woman's grey suede, four strap bootines with cut steel bead decoration on the front, and buttons across the instep. The shoes have a cut out section on the front of vamp, and are lined with white kid. Stamped: Sorosis. Purchased at Sorosis Shoe Shop in the David Whitney Building, from Mr. Henry Elliot, c. 1912-1915. They belonged to the donor's mother Jessie Alcorn Widner Colton (Mrs. Clark E. Colton), born February 14, 1870, married April, 1892, died December 4, 1953 (Tucson, Arizona). She lived at 4546 Commonwealth, Detroit. Mrs Colton was a member of the Louisa St. Clair Chapter-D.A.R. Founders and Patriots Society, Detroit.
- Notes:
- The original materials from this collection are held at the Detroit Historical Society. Additional related items that were not photographed are also available.
- Date Issued:
- [1912 TO 1915]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Digital Dress Collection
- Description:
- Cream crepe evening wrap with white mink trim, which was owned by Frances Dodge (November 27, 1914 – January 24, 1971), who was the eldest daughter of John Francis Dodge (co-founder of Dodge Motor Company) and his third wife, Matilda Rausch Dodge (Wilson).
- Date Issued:
- 1938-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Meadow Brook Hall
- Collection:
- Digital Dress Collection
- Description:
- This Side Chair, in the collection of the Grand Rapids Art Museum, consists of a molded plastic shell which sits on a polished aluminum base with four legs. The shell is padded and covered with green vinyl upholstery and edged with black vinyl. This object was designed for Braniff Airlines lobby and has a price history of $144 to $153. Herman Miller Trade Name: 66306 Chair Herman Miller Series: The Girard Group Product Number: 66353
- Date Issued:
- [1966 TO 1967]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Grand Rapids Art Museum
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection