Table

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Table
Datec. 1845–1875
Made inNew Ulm, Texas, United States
MediumBlack walnut, pine, and metal
Dimensions29 7/8 × 30 1/2 × 21 1/4 in. (75.9 × 77.5 × 54 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of William J. Hill
Object numberB.2009.9
Non exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
Description

The Biedermeier taste for neat, trim, clean lines is especially evident in this table. The table top has rounded corners with a single drawer and tall tapering legs with a crisply sharp contour.


ProvenanceWilliam J. Hill (1934–2018), Houston; given to MFAH, 2009.

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