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Side Chair

A work made of rosewood with marquetry of various woods, ivory, and upholstery.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of rosewood with marquetry of various woods, ivory, and upholstery.

Date:

1869–70

Artist:

Herter Brothers
American, 1864–1906
New York, NY

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 175

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Herter Brothers

Title

Side Chair

Place

New York City (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

c. 1869–1870

Medium

Rosewood with marquetry of various woods, ivory, and upholstery

Inscriptions

Script initials in pencil at the back of seat: "GH"

Dimensions

90.5 × 45.8 × 42 cm (35 5/8 × 18 × 16 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Wesley M. Dixon Jr. Endowment

Reference Number

1988.199

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