Johann Michael Jahn
Footstool

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Footstool
Datec. 1860–1870
Made inNew Braunfels, Texas, United States
MediumBlack walnut
Dimensions8 1/4 × 15 1/4 × 10 3/8 in. (21 × 38.7 × 26.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of William J. Hill
Object numberB.2007.20
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Texas Room
On view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
Description

Small footstools seem to have been popular among Texas Germans during the 19th century and were often used in conjunction with rocking chairs. This example features a top with serpentine curves on each side, which are echoed by the front and bottom profiles of the skirt. These features, along with its compressed cabriole legs, combine to make this an exceptionally energetic example.

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.


ProvenanceVon Coll House, New Braunfels; descended to Winifred D’Albini McKee; collected by [Eva Woosley, New Braunfels]; purchased by William J. Hill (1934–2018), Houston; given to MFAH, 2007.
Exhibition History"A Texas Legacy: Selections from the William J. Hill Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 2, 2016–January 2, 2017.

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Sofa
Johann Michael Jahn
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Stand
Shop of Johann Michael Jahn
c. 1880
Black walnut
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Pair of Side Chairs
Johann Michael Jahn
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Black walnut and cane
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Wardrobe
Johann Michael Jahn
c. 1860–1870
Black walnut; pine and bone
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Box
Johann Michael Jahn
c. 1846–1870
Black walnut
B.2008.12.A,.B
Footstool
c. 1840–1870
Black walnut
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scan from file photograph
c. 1730–1775
Black walnut; black walnut and southern yellow pine
B.69.407.2
scan from file photograph
c. 1730–1775
Black walnut; black walnut and southern yellow pine
B.69.407.1
Valuables Box
c. 1740–1800
Black walnut; black walnut, chestnut, and yellow-poplar
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Desk
c. 1700–1730
Black walnut, undetermined burl veneer, and eastern white pine; eastern white pine, black walnut, yellow-poplar, cherry, Cuban oyster wood (Gymnanthes lucida), and chestnut
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Dressing Table
c. 1760–1800
Black walnut; black walnut, yellow-poplar and Atlantic white cedar
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Side Chair
c. 1730–1775
Black walnut; black walnut and southern yellow pine
B.69.69