Chest-of-Drawers
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Caption
Herter Brothers American, 1865–1905. Chest-of-Drawers, ca. 1880. Ebonized cherry, other woods, modern marble top, brass, 30 1/16 x 52 1/16 x 22 in. (76.4 x 132.2 x 55.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Modernism Benefit Fund, 1989.69. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1989.69_front_PS20.jpg)
Gallery
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Maker
Title
Chest-of-Drawers
Date
ca. 1880
Geography
Place manufactured: New York, New York, United States
Medium
Ebonized cherry, other woods, modern marble top, brass
Classification
Dimensions
30 1/16 x 52 1/16 x 22 in. (76.4 x 132.2 x 55.9 cm)
Signatures
no signature
Inscriptions
no inscriptions
Markings
Stamped "HERTER BRO'S" on center top back. In script on top below marble: N1256" "Mills Esq". In pencil on back interior upper proper left "3 3/4" and "L" (?) in script on center back interior above support for narrow drawer and below support in script "Ober" (German for "above"). Bottom of large top drawer in large script "1". Bottom of middle large drawer in large script "2" plus four smaller '2" . (Other drawer bottom not marked).
Credit Line
Modernism Benefit Fund
Accession Number
1989.69
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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