Herter Brothers
Ottoman

ManufacturerAmerican, active 1865–1910
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Ottoman
Datec. 1881–1882
PlaceNew York, New York, United States
MediumRosewood, marquetry of lighter woods, cedar, brass, leather, upholstery not original
Dimensions16 1/2 × 19 × 16 5/8in. (41.9 × 48.3 × 42.2cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Agnes Cullen Arnold Endowment
Object number89.111
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
109 Long & Sarofim Gallery
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Object Type
ProvenancePossibly commissioned by William H. Vanderbilt, 1821–1885, New York, c. 1881–1882; by inheritance to his daughter, Gladys Vanderbilt Széchenyi, 1886–1965, Newport, Rhode Island; [Adam A. Weschler & Son Auctioneers-Appraisers, Washington, D.C., February 16, 1975, Lot 1600]; [Purchased by Peter Hilll, Inc., East Lempster, New Hampshire, 1975]; purchased by MFAH, 1989.
Exhibition History"HERTER BROTHERS: Furniture and Interiors for a Gilded Age," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 21–October 23, 1994; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, December 13, 1994–February 12, 1995; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, May 8–July 30, 1995.

"KATAGAMI Style - Paper Stencils and the Japonisme," Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo, April 6–May 27, 2012; The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto,July 7–August 19, 2012; Mie Prefectural Art Museum, Tsu, Mie Prefecture, Japan, August 23–October 14, 2012.

"Art Across America," National Museum of Korea, Seoul, Korea, February 4–May 19, 2013; Daejeon Museum of Art, Daejeon, Korea, June 17–September 1, 2013.

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Desk
Herter Brothers
1869–1871
Maple, bird's-eye maple, rosewood, white oak, butternut, cherry, other woods, and brass; textile not original
77.373
Side Chair
Herter Brothers
c. 1877–1878
Ebonized cherry, maple, satinwood, and gilt; upholstery not original
93.15
Side Chair
Herter Brothers
c. 1881–1882
Maple, gilding, upholstery
94.606
Commode
c. 1770
Walnut veneer; marquetry of tulipwood, elm, rosewood, and calamander; secondary woods: mahogany, red pine group, spruce, white oak group; and ormolu
96.1238
Armchair
c. 1785–1815
Ash; painted and gilded, composition decoration; original linen and horsehair foundation; gilded brass tacks; and modern silk cover
B.91.51
Armchair (one of a pair)
Richard Wright
c. 1750 or later
Mahogany and upholstery (not original)
94.893.1
Stool for the Palm Room, Spencer House, London (one of a pair)
John Vardy
c. 1757
Limewood, gilt, and upholstery (not original)
94.903.2
Stool for the Palm Room, Spencer House, London (one of a pair)
John Vardy
c. 1757
Limewood, gilding, and upholstery (not original)
94.903.1
Armchair (one of a pair)
Richard Wright
c. 1750 or later
Mahogany and upholstery (not original)
94.893.2
Armchair
c. 1779
Beech; various secondary woods, gilding, and upholstery (not original)
96.1079
Pembroke Table
c. 1780
Sycamore and marquetry
96.1224
c. 1920–1933
Tropical hardwood veneer, other woods, and paint; leather upholstery not original
2016.334.1-.10