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Long Platform Bench, Model 4993, by George Nelson for Herman Miller

Creator: George Nelson -Herman Miller
Offered by: Machine Age

Description
Designed by George Nelson in 1946 as part of his inaugural collection for Herman Miller, the Platform Bench was intended to serve variously as seating, as a low table, or as a base for shallow case pieces. It features slats of finger-jointed hardwood in a natural finish set on ebonized trapezoidal supports. This rare 102-inch-long bench, model 4693, has three sets of legs and a rich patina.

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (exact item)
Origin:	United States, Michigan
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Hardwood
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	early 1950s
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century
Incollect Reference #:	476267

Dimensions

W.	102.25 in;	H.	15.25 in;	D.	18.5 in;
W.	259.72 cm;	H.	38.74 cm;	D.	46.99 cm;

Message from Seller:

Located in Boston’s up-and-coming Dorchester neighborhood, Machine Age houses New England’s largest collection of twentieth-century furniture, lighting, & objects d’art. For 30 years, we have been offering a comprehensive but highly edited assemblage of American & European pieces from the 1930s through the 1990s. Aesthetically, the work marries modernism’s clarity of line & embrace of experimentation with a refined craftsmanship.

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