CultureAmerican
Titles
- Chest of Drawers
Datec. 1846–1860
Made inTexas, United States
MediumBlack walnut; pine
Dimensions41 × 42 × 18 7/8 in. (104.1 × 106.7 × 47.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of William J. Hill
Object numberB.2007.21
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Texas Room
Exposé
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Bayou BendObject Type
Although it was made at about the middle of the 1800s, this chest of drawers reflects the late classical style of the 1820s and 1830s. With columns resting on a base and supporting a cornice, its makes a strongly architectural statement. At first glance, it appears to have three drawers, but there are five altogether, including one in the cornice and one in the base.
Adapted from Lonn Taylor and David B. Warren. Texas Furniture: The Cabinetmakers and Their Work, 1840–1880. Vol. 1, rev. ed. Austin, Tex.: University of Texas Press, 2012.
ProvenanceSeguin, Texas; collected by [John St. Clair, Austin]; purchased by William J. Hill (1934–2018), Houston; given to MFAH, 2007.
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