Cupboard

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Cupboard
Datec. 1850–1875
Possible placeCastroville, Texas, United States
MediumBlack walnut; pine, glass, and bone
Dimensions77 1/4 × 47 × 22 7/8 in. (196.2 × 119.4 × 58.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of William J. Hill
Object numberB.2008.7
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Texas Room
On view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
Description

Without using much in the way of ornament, the cabinetmaker responsible for this cupboard had to rely on fundamentals for the success of this design: pleasing proportions between the many rectangular components and a balance of vertical and horizontal elements. The cupboard would have provided for display and storage in a dining room or kitchen.

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.


ProvenanceBy tradition, owned by a family named Jolef; collected by [Lawrence Goedken, Fredericksburg, Texas]; purchased by William J. Hill (1934–2018), Houston; given to MFAH, 2008.
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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