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Herter Brothers (American, 1865-1905). <em>Pair of Portieres</em>, ca. 1880. Silk pile velvet, metal hooks, embroidery, fringe, beads, cowrie shells, wire, metal coins, silk, wool, and metal threads, a: 53 1/2 x 101 3/4 in. (135.9 x 258.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William E. S. Griswold in memory of her father, John Sloane, 41.980.84a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.41.980.84a-b_detail06.jpg)
Herter Brothers (American, 1865-1905). Pair of Portieres, ca. 1880. Silk pile velvet, metal hooks, embroidery, fringe, beads, cowrie shells, wire, metal coins, silk, wool, and metal threads, a: 53 1/2 x 101 3/4 in. (135.9 x 258.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William E. S. Griswold in memory of her father, John Sloane, 41.980.84a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.41.980.84a-b_detail06.jpg)
Herter Brothers (American, 1865-1905). <em>Pair of Portieres</em>, ca. 1880. Silk pile velvet, metal hooks, embroidery, fringe, beads, cowrie shells, wire, metal coins, silk, wool, and metal threads, a: 53 1/2 x 101 3/4 in. (135.9 x 258.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William E. S. Griswold in memory of her father, John Sloane, 41.980.84a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.41.980.84a-b_detail01.jpg)

Herter Brothers (American, 1865-1905). Pair of Portieres, ca. 1880. Silk pile velvet, metal hooks, embroidery, fringe, beads, cowrie shells, wire, metal coins, silk, wool, and metal threads, a: 53 1/2 x 101 3/4 in. (135.9 x 258.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William E. S. Griswold in memory of her father, John Sloane, 41.980.84a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.41.980.84a-b_detail01.jpg)

Herter Brothers (American, 1865-1905). <em>Pair of Portieres</em>, ca. 1880. Silk pile velvet, metal hooks, embroidery, fringe, beads, cowrie shells, wire, metal coins, silk, wool, and metal threads, a: 53 1/2 x 101 3/4 in. (135.9 x 258.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William E. S. Griswold in memory of her father, John Sloane, 41.980.84a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.41.980.84a-b_detail02.jpg)

Herter Brothers (American, 1865-1905). Pair of Portieres, ca. 1880. Silk pile velvet, metal hooks, embroidery, fringe, beads, cowrie shells, wire, metal coins, silk, wool, and metal threads, a: 53 1/2 x 101 3/4 in. (135.9 x 258.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William E. S. Griswold in memory of her father, John Sloane, 41.980.84a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.41.980.84a-b_detail02.jpg)

Herter Brothers (American, 1865-1905). <em>Pair of Portieres</em>, ca. 1880. Silk pile velvet, metal hooks, embroidery, fringe, beads, cowrie shells, wire, metal coins, silk, wool, and metal threads, a: 53 1/2 x 101 3/4 in. (135.9 x 258.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William E. S. Griswold in memory of her father, John Sloane, 41.980.84a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.41.980.84a-b_detail03.jpg)

Herter Brothers (American, 1865-1905). Pair of Portieres, ca. 1880. Silk pile velvet, metal hooks, embroidery, fringe, beads, cowrie shells, wire, metal coins, silk, wool, and metal threads, a: 53 1/2 x 101 3/4 in. (135.9 x 258.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William E. S. Griswold in memory of her father, John Sloane, 41.980.84a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.41.980.84a-b_detail03.jpg)

Herter Brothers (American, 1865-1905). <em>Pair of Portieres</em>, ca. 1880. Silk pile velvet, metal hooks, embroidery, fringe, beads, cowrie shells, wire, metal coins, silk, wool, and metal threads, a: 53 1/2 x 101 3/4 in. (135.9 x 258.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William E. S. Griswold in memory of her father, John Sloane, 41.980.84a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.41.980.84a-b_detail04.jpg)

Herter Brothers (American, 1865-1905). Pair of Portieres, ca. 1880. Silk pile velvet, metal hooks, embroidery, fringe, beads, cowrie shells, wire, metal coins, silk, wool, and metal threads, a: 53 1/2 x 101 3/4 in. (135.9 x 258.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William E. S. Griswold in memory of her father, John Sloane, 41.980.84a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.41.980.84a-b_detail04.jpg)

Herter Brothers (American, 1865-1905). <em>Pair of Portieres</em>, ca. 1880. Silk pile velvet, metal hooks, embroidery, fringe, beads, cowrie shells, wire, metal coins, silk, wool, and metal threads, a: 53 1/2 x 101 3/4 in. (135.9 x 258.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William E. S. Griswold in memory of her father, John Sloane, 41.980.84a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.41.980.84a-b_detail05.jpg)

Herter Brothers (American, 1865-1905). Pair of Portieres, ca. 1880. Silk pile velvet, metal hooks, embroidery, fringe, beads, cowrie shells, wire, metal coins, silk, wool, and metal threads, a: 53 1/2 x 101 3/4 in. (135.9 x 258.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William E. S. Griswold in memory of her father, John Sloane, 41.980.84a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.41.980.84a-b_detail05.jpg)

Herter Brothers (American, 1865-1905). <em>Pair of Portieres</em>, ca. 1880. Silk pile velvet, metal hooks, embroidery, fringe, beads, cowrie shells, wire, metal coins, silk, wool, and metal threads, a: 53 1/2 x 101 3/4 in. (135.9 x 258.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William E. S. Griswold in memory of her father, John Sloane, 41.980.84a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.41.980.84a-b_detail06.jpg)

Herter Brothers (American, 1865-1905). Pair of Portieres, ca. 1880. Silk pile velvet, metal hooks, embroidery, fringe, beads, cowrie shells, wire, metal coins, silk, wool, and metal threads, a: 53 1/2 x 101 3/4 in. (135.9 x 258.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William E. S. Griswold in memory of her father, John Sloane, 41.980.84a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.41.980.84a-b_detail06.jpg)

Herter Brothers (American, 1865-1905). <em>Pair of Portieres</em>, ca. 1880. Silk pile velvet, metal hooks, embroidery, fringe, beads, cowrie shells, wire, metal coins, silk, wool, and metal threads, a: 53 1/2 x 101 3/4 in. (135.9 x 258.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William E. S. Griswold in memory of her father, John Sloane, 41.980.84a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.41.980.84a-b_detail07.jpg)

Herter Brothers (American, 1865-1905). Pair of Portieres, ca. 1880. Silk pile velvet, metal hooks, embroidery, fringe, beads, cowrie shells, wire, metal coins, silk, wool, and metal threads, a: 53 1/2 x 101 3/4 in. (135.9 x 258.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William E. S. Griswold in memory of her father, John Sloane, 41.980.84a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.41.980.84a-b_detail07.jpg)

Herter Brothers (American, 1865-1905). <em>Pair of Portieres</em>, ca. 1880. Silk pile velvet, metal hooks, embroidery, fringe, beads, cowrie shells, wire, metal coins, silk, wool, and metal threads, a: 53 1/2 x 101 3/4 in. (135.9 x 258.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William E. S. Griswold in memory of her father, John Sloane, 41.980.84a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.41.980.84a-b_detail08.jpg)

Herter Brothers (American, 1865-1905). Pair of Portieres, ca. 1880. Silk pile velvet, metal hooks, embroidery, fringe, beads, cowrie shells, wire, metal coins, silk, wool, and metal threads, a: 53 1/2 x 101 3/4 in. (135.9 x 258.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William E. S. Griswold in memory of her father, John Sloane, 41.980.84a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.41.980.84a-b_detail08.jpg)

Herter Brothers (American, 1865-1905). <em>Pair of Portieres</em>, ca. 1880. Silk pile velvet, metal hooks, embroidery, fringe, beads, cowrie shells, wire, metal coins, silk, wool, and metal threads, a: 53 1/2 x 101 3/4 in. (135.9 x 258.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William E. S. Griswold in memory of her father, John Sloane, 41.980.84a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.41.980.84a-b_detail09.jpg)

Herter Brothers (American, 1865-1905). Pair of Portieres, ca. 1880. Silk pile velvet, metal hooks, embroidery, fringe, beads, cowrie shells, wire, metal coins, silk, wool, and metal threads, a: 53 1/2 x 101 3/4 in. (135.9 x 258.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William E. S. Griswold in memory of her father, John Sloane, 41.980.84a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.41.980.84a-b_detail09.jpg)

Herter Brothers (American, 1865-1905). <em>Pair of Portieres</em>, ca. 1880. Silk pile velvet, metal hooks, embroidery, fringe, beads, cowrie shells, wire, metal coins, silk, wool, and metal threads, a: 53 1/2 x 101 3/4 in. (135.9 x 258.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William E. S. Griswold in memory of her father, John Sloane, 41.980.84a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.41.980.84a-b_detail10.jpg)

Herter Brothers (American, 1865-1905). Pair of Portieres, ca. 1880. Silk pile velvet, metal hooks, embroidery, fringe, beads, cowrie shells, wire, metal coins, silk, wool, and metal threads, a: 53 1/2 x 101 3/4 in. (135.9 x 258.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William E. S. Griswold in memory of her father, John Sloane, 41.980.84a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.41.980.84a-b_detail10.jpg)

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Pair of Portieres

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MAKER Herter Brothers, American, 1865-1905
MEDIUM Silk pile velvet, metal hooks, embroidery, fringe, beads, cowrie shells, wire, metal coins, silk, wool, and metal threads
DATES ca. 1880
DIMENSIONS a: 53 1/2 x 101 3/4 in. (135.9 x 258.4 cm) b: 53 1/2 x 101 3/4 in. (135.9 x 258.4 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Decorative Arts
ACCESSION NUMBER 41.980.84a-b
CREDIT LINE Gift of Mrs. William E. S. Griswold in memory of her father, John Sloane
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Herter Brothers (American, 1865-1905). Pair of Portieres, ca. 1880. Silk pile velvet, metal hooks, embroidery, fringe, beads, cowrie shells, wire, metal coins, silk, wool, and metal threads, a: 53 1/2 x 101 3/4 in. (135.9 x 258.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William E. S. Griswold in memory of her father, John Sloane, 41.980.84a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.41.980.84a-b_detail06.jpg)
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Herter Brothers (American, 1865-1905). <em>Pair of Portieres</em>, ca. 1880. Silk pile velvet, metal hooks, embroidery, fringe, beads, cowrie shells, wire, metal coins, silk, wool, and metal threads, a: 53 1/2 x 101 3/4 in. (135.9 x 258.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William E. S. Griswold in memory of her father, John Sloane, 41.980.84a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.41.980.84a-b_detail06.jpg)

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