Herter Brothers: Furniture and Interiors for a Gilded Age

Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 21-October 23, 1994, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, December 13, 1994-February 12, 1995, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, March 15-July 9, 1995. Contents: A European context, 1840-80: England, Germany, France; An introduction to the Herter Brothers; From the Bowery to Broadway: the Herter Brothers and the New York furniture trade; Patronage and the artistic interior; Herter Brothers furniture; catalogue [42 pieces]; appendices, chronology, notes, bibliography, index. Includes 133 color and 167 black-and-white illustrations, including many close-up details as well as photos of comparative work by rival fine cabinetmakers of the time in New York and Europe and photos of the houses and rooms containing Herter creations, including woodwork, plasterwork, lighting fixtures, window treatments, wall and ceiling paintings, carpets, textiles, mosaics, stained glass, and decorative objects in addition to furniture.