Side Chair

ca. 1882

Herter Brothers American, 1865-1905

On View

American, Level 2, West Wing

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About the Artwork

Title Side Chair

Artwork Date ca. 1882

Artist Herter Brothers

Life Dates 1865-1905

Nationality Please note: Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events. Some definitions include: Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation. American

Culture Please note: Cultures may be defined by the language, customs, religious beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a group. ----------

Medium Maple, ivory, gold leaf, upholstery

Dimensions 34 1/4 x 17 x 17 3/4 inches (H x W x D)

Classification Furniture

Department American Art before 1950

Credit Museum Purchase, Edward E. Rothman Fund and Curl H. Tutag American Painting Acquisition Fund

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 2011.33.2

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Provenance

1836-1892, Jason "Jay" Gould;
1868-1938, Helen Gould Shepard [daughter of "Jay" Gould];
1867-1942, Finlay Johnson Shepard [husband of Helen Gould Shepard].
1942, Kende Galleries [“Entire Contents of the Jay Gould House, 579 Fifth Avenue, New York,” November 12-14, 1942, lot 259].
by 2005, Christie's (New York, New York, USA) [January 20, 2005, lot 709].
Ryan Brant (Bedford, New York, USA).
by 2011, Bonham's (New York, New York, USA) [June 23, 2011, lot 3158];
2011-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Credit Line for Reproduction

Herter Brothers, Side Chair, ca. 1882, maple, ivory, gold leaf, upholstery. Detroit Institute of Arts, Museum Purchase, Edward E. Rothman Fund and Curl H. Tutag American Painting Acquisition Fund, 2011.33.2.