Title: Pedestal from the drawing room of the William H. Vanderbilt House
Object type: Pedestal
Date: 1879–82
Culture: American
Artist:  Herter Brothers 
Artist bio: German, active New York, 1864–1906
Artist nationality: American
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Egyptian alabaster, gilt brass, and reproduction red glass jewels
Dimensions: 64 1/4 x 10 15/16 x 10 15/16 in. (163.2 x 27.8 x 27.8 cm)
Credit line: Purchase, Barrie A. and Deedee Wigmore Foundation Gift, 2002
Geography: Made in New York New York  United States Mid-Atlantic     
Department: The American Wing
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY