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Armchair
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American; Armchair; Furniture
| Artist / Maker | Herter Brothers |
|---|---|
| Date | 1881–82 |
| Culture / Origin | 1881-1882 Herter Brothers red velvet armchair with mother-of-pearl MET 2012.216 |
| Dimensions | 4000×2988 px (digital) |
| Department | design |
| Type | Manuscript painting |
About the Artist
Christian Herter (1840-83). Born in Stuttgart. He studied at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris before joining his elder half-brother Gustave (1830-98) in New York in 1860. Gustave had been there since 1848 and had worked for Tiffany before founding his own furniture and decorations firm in 1857. In 1864 Christian returned to Paris to study under Pierre-Victor Gallard (1822-92) and in the early 1870s he was in England. Herter Brothers became a leading New York furniture and decorating… Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Wikimedia Commons · Licence: CC0.
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