This wardrobe is attributed to cabinetmaker Johann Michael Jahn based on an identical example that descended in his family. Its restrained ornament highlights book-matched panels of figured walnut on the doors and a masterfully executed cornice. The wardrobe can be easily disassembled; the cornice lifts off and the doors, sides, and back panels lift out of 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.