Armchair

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Artist Herter Brothers(American, active 1865–1910)American, active 1865–1910

CultureAmerican

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Armchair

Date1881–1882

MediumRosewood, marquetry of lighter wood; 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

Current Location

The Audrey Jones Beck Building

109 Long & Sarofim Gallery

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Object Type

FURNITURE

ProvenanceMade for Mr. William H. Vanderbilt's residence, 640 Fifth Avenue, New York, c.1881; Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt II; by descent to their daughter Countess Széchenyi (Gladys Moore Vanderbilt); [Adam A. Weschler & Son Auctions, Washington, D.C., Feb 13-16, 1975]; [Peter Hill, United States Antiques, Washington, D.C.] Charles J. Robertson III, Washington, D.C., March 1975; given to MFAH, 2024.
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.

Published References Howe, Katherine S. Herter Brothers: Furniture and Interiors for a Gilded Age. Harry N. Abrams: Metropolitan Museum of Art in association with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1994, no.40. 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"

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