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Chair

1867–69
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 736
Herter Brothers, established by Gustave Herter and his brother Christian, became New York City’s preeminent cabinetmakers from the 1860s through the 1880s. The firm provided fashionable furnishings and interior decorations for affluent clients throughout the country, including William H. Vanderbilt, Mark Hopkins, and J. Pierpont Morgan. This chair may have been made for the mansion of shipping and railway tycoon LeGrand Lockwood: Elm Park, in Norwalk, Connecticut. The marquetry plaque in the carved crest, depicting horns and pipes, alludes to the chair’s intended use in the music room.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Chair
  • Maker: Herter Brothers (German, active New York, 1864–1906)
  • Date: 1867–69
  • Geography: Made in New York, New York, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Maple, rosewood, various wood veneers, ebonized veneer, ash (secondary wood), gilding, modern upholstery
  • Dimensions: 30 1/4 x 22 x 26 1/4 in. (76.8 x 55.9 x 66.7 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of James Graham and Sons, 1965
  • Object Number: 65.186
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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