About the Artwork
"East India Laurel" Radio Cabinet, model 3245
1934
Gilbert Rohde (Designer) American, 1894-1944 Herman Miller, Inc. (Manufacturer) American
Laurel veneer
Overall: 30 × 24 × 15 inches (76.2 × 61 × 38.1 cm)2
Furniture
American Art before 1950
Gift of Janis and William Wetsman
2016.132
Copyright Not Evaluated
Markings
Paper label, on cabinet: [illegible writing in pencil, and printed] From | The Herman Miller Furniture Co. | Zeeland, Michigan Label, attached to radio: MADE IN U.S.A. BY D.R. CO., DETROIT. | LICENSED UNDER PATENTS OF | RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | WESTING HOUSE ELECTRIC & MFG. CO. | AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES, ONLY FOR RADIO AMATEUR | EXPERIMENTAL AND BROADCAST RECEPTION | [list of numbers] | CHASSIS MODEL 147 FOR | OPERATION ON 115 VOLTS | 60 CYCLES 80 WATTS | 410670
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Janis and William Wetsman;2016-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Gilbert Rohde; Herman Miller, Inc., "East India Laurel" Radio Cabinet, model 3245, 1934, laurel veneer. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Janis and William Wetsman, 2016.132.
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