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Maker Shop of Johann Michael Jahn(American, born Prussia, 1816–1883)American, born Prussia, 1816–1883

MakerProbably Carl Andreas Jahn(American, 1851–1943)American, 1851–1943

CultureAmerican

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Stand

Datec. 1880

Made inNew Braunfels, Texas, United States

MediumBlack walnut

Dimensions29 × 15 in. diameter (73.7 × 38.1 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of William J. Hill

Object numberB.2007.19

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Texas Room

On view

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

FURNITURE

Description

Small, tripod-base tables like this are often referred to as candlestands, but by the time this was made as oil lamps were more prevalent. Its likely maker, Carl Andreas Jahn, grew up working in the cabinet shop established by his father, Johann Michael Jahn, in the 1840s in the Texas German settlement of New Braunfels. The elder Jahn died in 1883, but his son and grandchildren continued in the furniture business until 1944.

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[Eva Woosley, New Braunfels, Texas]; purchased by William J. Hill (1934–2018), Houston; given to MFAH, 2007.
Exhibition History"Made in Texas: Art, Life and Culture: 1845–1900," Beeville Art Museum, Texas, September 20, 2014–January 10, 2015.

"A Texas Legacy: Selections from the William J. Hill Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 2, 2016–January 2, 2017.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Marked in graphite on the underside: Linda Avery

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

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