Herter Brothers : furniture and interiors for a gilded age / Katherine S. Howe ... [ et. al.].
Herter Brothers : furniture and interiors for a gilded age / Katherine S. Howe ... [ et. al.].
Herter Brothers : furniture and interiors for a gilded age / Katherine S. Howe ... [ et. al.].
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New York : Harry N. Abrams in association with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, c1994.
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NQ749.213/10
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English
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Physical content
272 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Contents
A European context, 1840-80: England/Simon Jervis. Germany/Hans Ottomeyer. France/Marc Bascou--An introduction to the Herter Brothers/Katherine S. Howe--From the Bowery to Broadway:the Herter Brothers and the New York furniture trade/Catherine Hoover Voorsanger--Patronage and the artistic interior/A...
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Publisher
New York : Harry N. Abrams in association with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, c1994.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1994.
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Summary
In 1848, Gustave Herter arrived in America from Germany. His brother, Christian, joined him a decade later. By 1875 their firm, Herter Brothers, was supplying the White House with furnishings, as it had been doing for some of America's wealthiest families since 1858. During this opulent period, Herter Brothers could claim to be the leading cabinetm...
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Herter Brothers : furniture and interiors for a gilded age / Katherine S. Howe ... [ et. al.].
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"Published on the occasion of the exhibition ... organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, in collaboration with the High Museum of Art, Atlanta."--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-262) and index....
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c1994.
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NQ749.213/10
Record Identifier
74VK7vewdXzX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK7vewdXzX
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ISBN
0890900604 (Museum pbk.)
9780810934269 (Abrams)
0810934264 (Abrams)
9780890900604 (Museum pbk.)
DDC
749.213
MMS ID
991022763169702626
