Alexander Roux
Table

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Table
Datec. 1845–1865
Made inNew York , New York, United States
MediumRosewood; ash
Dimensions29 5/8 × 15 5/8 in. (75.2 × 39.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Blanche and Robert Strange, Sr.
Object numberB.2000.4
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Belter Parlor
On view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionThe design of this stand is very similar to one published by Andrew Jackson Downing (1815–1852), best known as a landscape architect and for his advocacy of the Gothic Revival style. It is likely that the New York firm of Alexander Roux made the stand.
Provenance[Joan Bogart, Rockville Centre, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2000.
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