Unknown American
Server

Server

Public Domain

Server
Maker
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Server
Datec. 1846–1860
Made inNew Braunfels, Texas, United States
MediumBlack walnut and southern yellow pine
Dimensions34 1/2 × 38 × 20 1/4 in. (87.6 × 96.5 × 51.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of William J. Hill
Object numberB.2007.17
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Texas Room
On view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionThis server was discovered in New Braunfels, Texas, and may be the product of an as-yet unidentified cabinetmaker from the area. It features carefully chosen, highly-figured walnut panels in the doors, classical columns at the front corners, and a serpentine edge profile of the top. The carved, fruit-form drawer pulls are replacements for earlier hardware, probably brass bail handles.
ProvenanceThelma (1903–1997) and Julius Schleyer (1902–1962), New Braunfels, Texas; [Ray Rubin, New Braunfels]; purchased by William J. Hill (1934–2018), Houston; given to MFAH, 2007.

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