Manufacturer
Herter Brothers(American, active 1865–1910)American, 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 Fund
Object number89.111
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
109 Long & Sarofim Gallery
Exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
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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c. 1877–1878
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c. 1770
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c. 1785–1815
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John Vardy
c. 1757
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Richard Wright
c. 1750 or later
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94.893.2
Richard Wright
c. 1750 or later
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94.893.1
John Vardy
c. 1757
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94.903.2
c. 1920–1933
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