The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 23, 2024

Chair

Chair

c. 1880
(American)
America, New York
ebonized cherry and other woods
Overall: 84.5 x 40.7 x 46 cm (33 1/4 x 16 x 18 1/8 in.)
Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 1982.5
Location: 208 American Gilded Age and Realism

Description

In the 1870s, the furniture made by the Herter firm was influenced by Japanese style, as seen in the marquetry at the top of this chair. It closely resembles one that was supplied for use in the Red Room of the White House in the redecoration of 1882–83.
  • Private collection, Connecticut. (Lyndhurst Corporation, New York).
  • The Year in Review for 1982. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 5-February 6, 1983).
  • {{cite web|title=Chair|url=false|author=Herter Brothers|year=c. 1880|access-date=23 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1982.5