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- The Herman Miller Furniture Company, Makers of Fine Furniture, Zeeland, Michigan, 1933 -
- 1933
- Collections - Artifact
The Herman Miller Furniture Company, Makers of Fine Furniture, Zeeland, Michigan, 1933
- Daggett Farmhouse at Its Earlier Site, Union, Connecticut, 1977 - First home to the Daggett family of Coventry (now Andover), Connecticut, this 18th-century farmhouse was purchased and moved in 1951 to Union, some 25 miles northeast, by antiques collector Mary Dana Wells. Wells lived in the home until 1977, when it was acquired for Greenfield Village. Its interpretation there originally focused on architecture and antiques but now centers around the Daggetts' life in the 1760s.
- January 01, 1977
- Collections - Artifact
Daggett Farmhouse at Its Earlier Site, Union, Connecticut, 1977
First home to the Daggett family of Coventry (now Andover), Connecticut, this 18th-century farmhouse was purchased and moved in 1951 to Union, some 25 miles northeast, by antiques collector Mary Dana Wells. Wells lived in the home until 1977, when it was acquired for Greenfield Village. Its interpretation there originally focused on architecture and antiques but now centers around the Daggetts' life in the 1760s.
- Herman Miller Furniture Company Catalog, "The Herman Miller Collection," 1955 -
- 1955
- Collections - Artifact
Herman Miller Furniture Company Catalog, "The Herman Miller Collection," 1955
- The Herman Miller Furniture Company, Zeeland, Michigan, Catalog Supplement, 1940 -
- 1940
- Collections - Artifact
The Herman Miller Furniture Company, Zeeland, Michigan, Catalog Supplement, 1940
- The Neuman-Kettler Co. Complete Home Furnishings, "Memories of Childhood," 1910 - Hygiene, sanitation, and a child's well-being became paramount to many parents by the early 20th century. Concerned parents furnished children's rooms with white-painted furniture and metal beds that were easy to clean and sanitize in hopes of reducing childhood diseases. The room furnished with appropriate-sized furniture with cheerful decorations provided a pleasing refuge for children away from the adult world.
- 1910
- Collections - Artifact
The Neuman-Kettler Co. Complete Home Furnishings, "Memories of Childhood," 1910
Hygiene, sanitation, and a child's well-being became paramount to many parents by the early 20th century. Concerned parents furnished children's rooms with white-painted furniture and metal beds that were easy to clean and sanitize in hopes of reducing childhood diseases. The room furnished with appropriate-sized furniture with cheerful decorations provided a pleasing refuge for children away from the adult world.
- Presentation Drawing of Furniture for Fair Lane Estate, 1921-1923 - Sidney Houghton was a London-based interior designer, who met Henry Ford during World War I. Houghton worked on Ford's "Eagle Boats," supplied to the U.S. and British Navies. Following the War, Ford commissioned Houghton to create a variety of interiors. Houghton submitted this rendering to Clara Ford for the interiors of Fair Lane, the Ford Estate in Dearborn, Michigan.
- 1921-1923
- Collections - Artifact
Presentation Drawing of Furniture for Fair Lane Estate, 1921-1923
Sidney Houghton was a London-based interior designer, who met Henry Ford during World War I. Houghton worked on Ford's "Eagle Boats," supplied to the U.S. and British Navies. Following the War, Ford commissioned Houghton to create a variety of interiors. Houghton submitted this rendering to Clara Ford for the interiors of Fair Lane, the Ford Estate in Dearborn, Michigan.
- Herman Miller Furniture Company Catalog, "BPG Blue Print Group Furniture for Every Room," 1941 -
- 1942
- Collections - Artifact
Herman Miller Furniture Company Catalog, "BPG Blue Print Group Furniture for Every Room," 1941
- The Herman Miller Furniture Company, Makers of Fine Furniture, Zeeland, Michigan, 1933 -
- 1933
- Collections - Artifact
The Herman Miller Furniture Company, Makers of Fine Furniture, Zeeland, Michigan, 1933
- Daggett Farmhouse at Its Earlier Site, Union, Connecticut, circa 1962 - First home to the Daggett family of Coventry (now Andover), Connecticut, this 18th-century farmhouse was purchased and moved in 1951 to Union, some 25 miles northeast, by antiques collector Mary Dana Wells. Wells lived in the home until 1977, when it was acquired for Greenfield Village. Its interpretation there originally focused on architecture and antiques but now centers around the Daggetts' life in the 1760s.
- circa 1962
- Collections - Artifact
Daggett Farmhouse at Its Earlier Site, Union, Connecticut, circa 1962
First home to the Daggett family of Coventry (now Andover), Connecticut, this 18th-century farmhouse was purchased and moved in 1951 to Union, some 25 miles northeast, by antiques collector Mary Dana Wells. Wells lived in the home until 1977, when it was acquired for Greenfield Village. Its interpretation there originally focused on architecture and antiques but now centers around the Daggetts' life in the 1760s.
- The Herman Miller Collection, 1955 -
- 1955
- Collections - Artifact
The Herman Miller Collection, 1955