Artist
Herter Brothers(American, active 1865–1910)American, active 1865–1910
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Armchair
Date1881–1882
MediumRosewood, marquetry of lighter woods; upholstery not original
Dimensions26 15/16 × 29 1/2 × 26 in. (68.4 × 75 × 66 cm)
Credit LineGift of Charles J. Robertson III
Object number2024.621.A,.B
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Exhibition History"The Quest for Unity" American Art between World's Fairs. 1876-1893," Detroit Institute of Art, 1983.
"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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Impressed on inside of proper left rear leg: 453
Impressed on wheel of proper left front leg caster: "The India Rubber Comb Co., New York/70"
Impressed on wheel of proper left front leg caster: "The India Rubber Comb Co., New York/70"
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Herter Brothers
c. 1881–1882
Rosewood, marquetry of lighter woods, cedar, brass, leather, upholstery not original
89.111
Herter Brothers
1869–1871
Maple, bird's-eye maple, rosewood, white oak, butternut, cherry, other woods, and brass; textile not original
77.373
Herter Brothers
c. 1877–1878
Ebonized cherry, maple, satinwood, and gilt; upholstery not original
93.15
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
Richard Wright
c. 1750 or later
Mahogany and upholstery (not original)
94.893.1
Richard Wright
c. 1750 or later
Mahogany and upholstery (not original)
94.893.2
c. 1920–1933
Tropical hardwood veneer, other woods, and paint; leather upholstery not original
2016.334.1-.10
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
c. 1925–1927
Veneered wood and bronze; upholstery not original
2016.331.1-.3
