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FRAME|WORK: Mantelpiece for Thurlow Lodge by the Herter Brothers

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on July 27, 2011

FRAME|WORK is a weekly blog series that highlights an artwork in the Museums' permanent collections. This week, we feature an extraordinary piece of American decorative art, the Mantelpiece for Thurlow Lodge, currently installed in Gallery 23 at the de Young.

Gustave Herter (American, 1830–1898) and Christian Herter (American, 1839–1883). Mantlepiece for Thurlow Lodge, Menlo Park, California, ca. 1872–1873. Wood, marble, antlers, and clock. Gift of James George and Penny Coulter. 2001.33a-i

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