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Herter Brothers
Side Chaircirca 1878

Not on view
Gilded wood side chair with red-painted accents, a lacquered floral and butterfly panel in the back splat, and a thick crimson cut-velvet seat cushion

Herter Brothers, Side Chair, circa 1878, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Max Palevsky, Camilla Chandler Frost, Nancy Daly, and members of the Decorative Arts Council in honor of Leslie Greene Bowman, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Manufacturer
Herter Brothers
United States, New York, circa 1865- circa 1905
Title
Side Chair
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1878
Medium
Maple, bird's-eye maple, mahogany, ash, rosewood, gilt, paint, upholstery
Dimensions
34 1/2 × 17 1/2 × 19 1/2 in. (87.63 × 44.45 × 49.53 cm) Other (Fragment of Object): 63 × 36 in. (160.02 × 91.44 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Max Palevsky, Camilla Chandler Frost, Nancy Daly, and members of the Decorative Arts Council in honor of Leslie Greene Bowman
Accession Number
AC1998.55.1
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design

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