Maker
Unknown American
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Center Table
Datec. 1870–1890
Probable placeFlatonia, Texas, United States
MediumPine
Dimensions30 3/8 × 32 1/8 in. (77.2 × 81.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of William J. Hill
Object numberB.2013.36
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Folk Art Room
On view
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
With its somewhat chunky and unusual proportions, this table presents an idiosyncratic interpretation of the center table form. A stenciled inscription on the underside of the top suggests its origin in Flatonia, a small town in central Texas.
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.
Provenance[Jon St. Clair, Austin]; purchased by William J. Hill (1934–2018), Houston; given to MFAH, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
[no inscriptions]
Stenciled underneath the top: F. MARELLEA / FLOTONIA, TEX.
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