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Pair of side chairs
Pair of side chairs

Pair of side chairs

Herter Brothers (American, 1865–1905)
about 1881–82
Object PlaceNew York, New York
Medium/TechniqueOak, brass, embossed and gilded leather, modern upholstery
DimensionsOverall: 88.9 x 48.6 x 55.2 cm (35 x 19 1/8 x 21 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Jan and Warren Adelson
Accession number2013.1676.1-2
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
ProvenanceAbout 1881-82, part of a set made for the dining room of the William H. Vanderbilt residence, 640 Fifth Avenue, New York; by 2002, owend by Margot Johnson, Inc. (dealer, New York); 2002, sold by Margot Johnson to Mr. and Mrs. Warren Adelson (Scarborough, New York); 2010, lent to the MFA by Warren and Jan Adleson for the opening of the Art of the Americas wing, returned 2012; 2013, gift of Warren and Jan Adelson to the MFA. (Accession date: December 18, 2013)
Conservation Status: After reupholstering
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about 1870
Group shot: 1996.216, 1990.105
Herter Brothers
about 1878–1880
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George Washington Maher
about 1912
Restricted: For reference only
Herter Brothers
about 1880
Side chair
Herter Brothers
1875–80
Group shot: 2010.1041.1-2
about 1805