Table
c. 1878
Medium
Ebonized maple and various inlaid woods
Dimensions
73 × 115.9 × 70.5 cm (28 3/4 × 45 5/8 × 27 3/4 in.)
Classification
table
Department
Arts of the Americas
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
44867
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Herter Brothers was one of the leading firms that designed furniture and interiors for the American upper class during the Aesthetic movement. In the late 1870s, the firm began to experiment with Japanese-influenced elements in their designs, reflecting the great fascination with that country—known as Japanism—prevalent in American culture at the time. The ebonized surfaces of this table emulate Japanese lacquerware, while the floral ornamentation is drawn from Japanese lacquerware, paintings, p...