[Rarebooks] FS: Furniture Designers on Gilded Age Drugs-

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

TITLE: “Herter Brothers. Furniture and Interiors for a Gilded Age”

By Katherine S. Howe, et al.
Published by Harry N. Abrams in association with the Houston Museum of
Fine Arts in 1994.

DISCUSSION: The profusely-illustrated, scholarly, and detailed catalog to
a groundbreaking loan exhibition of the Victorian cabinetwork and
interiors of Gustave and Christian Herter. A variety of furniture
scholars, including Katherine S. Howe, Alice C. Frelinghuysen, Catherine
H. Voorsanger, and Simon Jervis expound on various aspects of the Herter’s
work history, there are illustrations and descriptions of the furniture
examples themselves, a detailed and in-depth chronology of the firm’s
achievements, and several pictorial appendices showing details of Herter
marquetry, caring, and hardware. A model catalog.

DESCRIPTION: Softcover. 8.5”x11”, 272 pages, color and black & white
illustrations.

CONDITION NOTES: Minor wear, but otherwise clean and nice, with a tight
binding.

PRICE: $85-

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