Herter Brothers
Ottoman

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Manufacturer Herter BrothersAmerican, 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

On view

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Object Type

FURNITURE

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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