Panel from South Wall East of Upper Portion of Chimney Breast

Artist:UnknownHerter Brothers

Medium: Mahogany

Geograhical Locations:

• New York, New York, United States

Dates:ca. 1881

Dimensions: Overall mantel (41.980.72a-e): 129 x 100 1/4 x 12 1/2 in. (327.7 x 254.6 x 31.8 cm)

Collections:

• Decorative Arts and Design

Museum Location: American Art Galleries, 5th Floor, A Quiet Place

Exhibitions:

• American Art
• American Identities: A New Look
• Toward Joy: New Frameworks for American Art

Accession Number: 41.980.72d

Catalogue Description:
Mahogany panel flanking top half of chimney breast from mantel (41.980.72a-e); vertical rectangular panel of inset with three smaller rectangular panels with molded frames. Top inset contains fancy urn with swag running between handles surrounded by beaded border carved in relief. Central inset panel supports wall sconce. [Photograph shows mantle in its original location, the library of the house of John Sloane, 883 Fifth Avenue, New York City, decorated by Herter Brothers, 1881-82.]

Brooklyn Museum