Library Table, by Herter Brothers, 1879–82
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Library Table

Maker Herter Brothers (German, active New York, 1864–1906)

1879–82

Medium
Rosewood, brass, mother-of-pearl, and abalone
Classification
Library table
Dimensions
31 1/4 x 60 x 35 3/4 in. (79.4 x 152.4 x 90.8 cm)
Culture
American
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The American Wing
Credit line
Purchase, Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, by exchange, 1972
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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