Panel from South Wall East of Upper Portion of Chimney Breast
Decorative Arts and Design
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In 1882 John Sloane, a partner in the New York furniture retailer W. & J. Sloane, paid Herter Brothers $16,075 for the decoration of his Fifth Avenue mansion. The library’s woodwork and furniture, and much of its contents—paintings and objects—are preserved in the Museum. This mantel is rendered in the Jacobean Revival style, inspired by the arts of sixteenth-century England. Herter Brothers not only made the woodwork and furniture, but also supplied other decorative elements, including the elaborate curtains, objects, and imported French fireplace accoutrements such as the brass sconces, clock garniture, and fire screen.
MEDIUM
Mahogany
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)
ACCESSION NUMBER
41.980.72d
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Mrs. William E. S. Griswold in memory of her father, John Sloane
PROVENANCE
1882, purchased from Herter Brothers, New York, NY by John Sloane of New York; 1905, inherited from John Sloane by Adela Berry Sloane; 1911, probably inherited from Adela Berry Sloane by Evelyn Sloane Griswold (Mrs. William Edward Schenck Griswold) of New York; September 9, 1941, gift of Evelyn Sloane Griswold to the Brooklyn Museum.
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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.]
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