tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778626287556834261.post1248508631879042664..comments2024-03-28T01:49:29.773-07:00Comments on lostpastremembered: The Gilded Age, Furniture of Herter & Belter and Election CakeDeana Sidneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14908407077861396161noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778626287556834261.post-10904642202372396602022-02-18T16:26:07.051-08:002022-02-18T16:26:07.051-08:00Jim : I almost shot at the Lockwood house -- so sa...Jim : I almost shot at the Lockwood house -- so saw the Herter library room 1st hand. I love Herter too _ not Belter as much but enjoy the swooping backs from time to time. Your V&A belter is pretty sweet -- the color is amazing!<br /><br />I just got an early/-mid 19th c chocolate brown damask high back I am partial to -- it's not as wild as Belter though!<br /><br />I agree with you about the Aesthetic pieces -- they are my preference too -- but I was writing about the excesses of the Vanderbilts so had to go bold and gold and that library table is so beautiful in person.<br /><br />Honestly, Gilded Age gave me an excuse to share furniture and get back to writing after a long job!Deana Sidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14908407077861396161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778626287556834261.post-15979935256931090922022-02-18T07:03:57.517-08:002022-02-18T07:03:57.517-08:00Hello Deana, Your post definitely caught my eye wi...Hello Deana, Your post definitely caught my eye with its mention of Herter and Belter. Herter has always been one of my favorites, and even better than the somewhat heavy designs produced for Vanderbilt are the incredibly delicate and refined ebonized Aesthetic pieces the firm produced, such as can be seen in the Brooklyn and Virginia museums. The Cleveland Museum of Art also has a few of the best inlaid Herter pieces. Two of my favorite houses, the Morse-Libby House in Portland, Maine and the Lockwood-Mathews house in Norwalk, Connecticut are now open as museums and contain original Herter interiors and furniture. Oh, and the Belter sofa that out-Belters all others is probably the one in the Victoria and Albert: <br />https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O59258/sofa-belter-john-henry/<br />I came across this one when ambling through the V&A, totally not suspecting its presence. Thank you for this tour of Gilded Age marvels. <br />--Jim<br /><br />Parnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.com