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Armchair

Gustave Herter

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark-stained wooden armchair. High back with pointed top and finials on top of two tall sides. Backrest has gothic pointed arch with cutouts resembling quatrefoils. Top section features a pointed arch with a quatrefoil design. Seat cushion upholstered in brown fabric with small white spots. Armrests are wide and flat with rounded edges. Chair sits on four legs with an X-shaped stretcher base featuring cutout quatrefoil designs. Armchair by Gustave Herter.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1855
Medium:
Walnut, original leather, modern velvet cushion
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
500 × 625 px
Museum record:
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