Featured The Life and Presidency of Harry S. Truman
The White House Historical Association’s 2018 White House Christmas Ornament honors Harry S. Truman, the thirty-third president of the United St...
White House Decorative Arts in the 1870s - Photo 1
- Date of Work
- ca. 1875
- Credit
- White House Historical Association
White House Decorative Arts in the 1870s - Photo 1
This is the surviving half of a pair of gilded lady's chairs made by Herter Brothers of New York for the Red Room. The arm rests terminate in carved lion's heads, a motif that appears in other Herter pieces, 11 of which were also made for the Red Room.
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