Herter Brothers, Mark Hopkins House Side Chair


Mark Hopkins House Side Chair, c. 1878-80, designed and made by Herter Brothers (New York), rosewood, inlaid and veneered with various woods, silk (of the period, but not original) (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York City)

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Cite this page as: Dr. Emily Orr and Dr. Beth Harris, "Herter Brothers, Mark Hopkins House Side Chair," in Smarthistory, November 12, 2015, accessed October 2, 2023, https://smarthistory.org/mark-hopkins-house-side-chair-herter-brothers/.