Herter Brothers
Desk

ArtistAmerican, active 1865–1910
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Desk
Date1869–1871
PlaceNew York, New York, United States
MediumMaple, bird's-eye maple, rosewood, white oak, butternut, cherry, other woods, and brass; textile not original
Dimensions54 5/8 × 31 1/4 × 20 1/8in. (138.7 × 79.4 × 51.1cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number77.373
Non exposé

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Object Type
ProvenanceProbably commisioned by Benjamin Arnold, New York; by inheritance to his daughter, Frances Arnold, Cornish, New Hampshire; by inheritance to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dennis, Stratford, Connecticut; [Estate Auction of collection of Frances Arnold, Cornish, New Hampshire, held by William A. Smith, Inc., Plainfield, New Hampshire]; [Peter Hill American Arts, East Lempster, New Hampshire]; MFAH, 1977.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited:"Herter Brothers: Furniture and Interiors in a Gilded Age," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston - August 21, 1994 - October 23, 1994; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia - December 13, 1994 - February 12, 1995; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York - May 8, 1995 - July 30, 1995 (Exhibition organized by the Museum of FIne Arts, Houston)

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
On underside of desk, branded in wood: "HERTER BRO'S"

Monogram in marquetry at keyhole of desk drawer: "A"

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