CultureAmerican
Titles
- Center Table
Datec. 1860–1870
Possible placeFredericksburg, Texas, United States
MediumBlack walnut
Dimensions29 3/8 × 37 1/2 in. (74.6 × 95.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of William J. Hill
Object numberB.2007.16
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Texas Room
On view
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Center tables are named for their usual location in the center of a room. They became popular in the United States in the early 1800s and were often used in conjunction with table lamps. This example has a particularly finely proportioned baluster-form pedestal. Rhythmic swellings in the legs’ profiles add unexpected visual interest. The thoughtful details of the design indicate a highly skilled, though still anonymous, maker.
Adapted from Lonn Taylor and David B. Warren. Texas Furniture: The Cabinetmakers and Their Work, 1840–1880. Vol. 2. Austin, Tex.: University of Texas Press, 2012.
ProvenanceBy tradition, owned by the Kramer family of Fredericksburg, Texas; collected by [Leonard Goedken], Fredericksburg; purchased by William J. Hill (1934–2018), Houston; given to MFAH, 2007.
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