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1953

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Sample Book, Wallpapers Designed by Alexander Girard for Herman Miller

This is a Sample book. It was designed by Alexander Hayden Girard and manufactured by Herman Miller Furniture Company. It is dated 1953 and we acquired it in 1995. Its medium is screen printed on paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled Alexander Girard for Herman Miller.

It is credited Gift of Suzanne Sekey.

  • 4658 Desk
  • walnut veneer on pine, tubular steel, leather, perforated sheet aluminum.
  • Gift of George R. Kravis II.
  • 2018-22-82

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Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 30.5 × 22.9 × 1.3 cm (12 in. × 9 in. × 1/2 in.)

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Sample Book, Wallpapers Designed by Alexander Girard for Herman Miller; Designed by Alexander Hayden Girard (American, 1907–1993); Manufactured by Herman Miller Furniture Company (United States); USA; screen printed on paper; H x W x D: 30.5 × 22.9 × 1.3 cm (12 in. × 9 in. × 1/2 in.); Gift of Suzanne Sekey; 1995-151-1-1/37

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