Herter Brothers
Side Chair

ManufacturerAmerican, active 1865–1910
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Side Chair
Datec. 1881–1882
PlaceUnited States
MediumMaple and gilding; upholstery not original
DimensionsOverall: 34 1/8 × 16 3/4 × 16 in. (86.7 × 42.5 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Sinclair Foundation
Object number94.606
Non exposé

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Object Type
ProvenancePossibly made for the Darius Ogden Mills residence, 634 Fifth Avenue, New York; [...]; [Michael Kadish, Kay-Bee, Boston]; purchased by MFAH, 1994.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The chair has a pencil inscription on the seat rail which reads, "Mr. Mills Salon."

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Side Chair
Herter Brothers
c. 1877–1878
Ebonized cherry, maple, satinwood, and gilt; upholstery not original
93.15
Ottoman
Herter Brothers
c. 1881–1882
Rosewood, marquetry of lighter woods, cedar, brass, leather, upholstery not original
89.111
Desk
Herter Brothers
1869–1871
Maple, bird's-eye maple, rosewood, white oak, butternut, cherry, other woods, and brass; textile not original
77.373
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
John Linnell
c. 1770
Beech, gilding, and upholstery (not original)
87.114
Armchair
c. 1779
Beech; various secondary woods, gilding, and upholstery (not original)
96.1079
Silla
1750–1800
Zebrawood and upholstery (not original)
94.1150
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
Side Chair
c. 1750–1795
Mahogany; eastern white pine
B.2000.16