diff --git a/src/components/BrowserCell/BrowserCell.react.js b/src/components/BrowserCell/BrowserCell.react.js
index 74cbe7ca04..52a6d0c05c 100644
--- a/src/components/BrowserCell/BrowserCell.react.js
+++ b/src/components/BrowserCell/BrowserCell.react.js
@@ -148,12 +148,13 @@ export default class BrowserCell extends Component {
         this.copyableValue = content = JSON.stringify(this.props.value);
       }
     } else if (this.props.type === 'Date') {
-      if (typeof value === 'object' && this.props.value.__type) {
-        this.props.value = new Date(this.props.value.iso);
-      } else if (typeof value === 'string') {
-        this.props.value = new Date(this.props.value);
+      let dateValue = this.props.value;
+      if (typeof dateValue === 'object' && dateValue.__type) {
+        dateValue = new Date(dateValue.iso);
+      } else if (typeof dateValue === 'string') {
+        dateValue = new Date(dateValue);
       }
-      this.copyableValue = content = dateStringUTC(this.props.value);
+      this.copyableValue = content = dateStringUTC(dateValue);
     } else if (this.props.type === 'Boolean') {
       this.copyableValue = content = this.props.value ? 'True' : 'False';
     } else if (this.props.type === 'Object' || this.props.type === 'Bytes') {
@@ -206,6 +207,8 @@ export default class BrowserCell extends Component {
         'Relation'
       );
       this.copyableValue = undefined;
+    } else if (this.props.value instanceof Date) {
+      this.copyableValue = content = dateStringUTC(this.props.value);
     }
     this.onContextMenu = this.onContextMenu.bind(this);
 
diff --git a/src/lib/tests/BrowserCell.test.js b/src/lib/tests/BrowserCell.test.js
index e2ea22b589..15427e3eb0 100644
--- a/src/lib/tests/BrowserCell.test.js
+++ b/src/lib/tests/BrowserCell.test.js
@@ -49,4 +49,26 @@ describe('BrowserCell', () => {
       expect(component.props.className).toContain('required');
     });
   });
+
+  describe('Date value in a non-Date column (issue #1927)', () => {
+    it('should render a Date value as a string instead of crashing', () => {
+      let component;
+      expect(() => {
+        component = renderer
+          .create(<BrowserCell type="String" value={new Date('2001-01-01T00:00:00Z')} row={0} />)
+          .toJSON();
+      }).not.toThrow();
+      expect(typeof component.children[0]).toBe('string');
+    });
+
+    it('should render a Date-typed column given a date string without crashing', () => {
+      let component;
+      expect(() => {
+        component = renderer
+          .create(<BrowserCell type="Date" value="2001-01-01" row={0} />)
+          .toJSON();
+      }).not.toThrow();
+      expect(typeof component.children[0]).toBe('string');
+    });
+  });
 });