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Object Description
| Creator | Jahn, Johann Michael. |
| Title | Sofa |
| Medium or Materials | wood -- black walnut ; wood -- pine |
| Date Original | ca. 1855 |
| Description | Black walnut sofa with modern striped upholstery. Cabinetmakers seldom built sofas, possibly because upholstering them was difficult. This sofa is one of a handful known. With its curving outline, scrolling legs and arms, and carefully selected black walnut, it echoes the late classical style of much Texas-German furniture. |
| Dimensions | 42 1/2 × 81 1/2 × 27 3/8 in. (108 × 207 × 69.5 cm) |
| Place of Origin | New Braunfels (Comal County, Tex.) |
| Provenance | The Bayou Bend Collection, gift of William J. Hill in memory of Peter C. Marzio. |
| Caption / Inscription / Signature | Inscribed on a white sticker on the underside, near the front left: "75-119-30 LE(1) / WiN McKEE" |
| Date Digital | 2015 |
| Type | image |
| Artisan or Artist | Jahn, Johann Michael. |
| Name Variations | Jahn, Johann. |
| Subject LC | walnut ; pine ; sofas ; upholstery ; veneers and veneering |
| Subject AAT | Materials Facet -- Materials (Hierarchy Name) -- materials (matter) -- biological material -- plant material -- wood (plant material) -- hardwood -- walnut (wood) -- black walnut (wood) ; Materials Facet -- Materials (Hierarchy Name) -- materials (matter) -- biological material -- plant material -- wood (plant material) -- softwood -- pine (wood) ; Objects Facet -- Furnishings and Equipment (Hierarchy Name) -- Furnishings (Hierarchy Name) -- furnishings (artifacts) -- furniture -- seating furniture -- multiple-seating furniture -- sofas ; Activities Facet -- Processes and Techniques (Hierarchy Name) -- upholstering ; Activities Facet -- Processes and Techniques (Hierarchy Name) -- veneering |
| Subject NMC | Furnishings -- furniture -- seating furniture -- sofa |
| Form | seating furniture -- sofas |
| Process or Technique | PROCESS upholstering ; PROCESS veneering |
| Coverage Date | 1850s |
| Resource Set | A Texas Legacy: Selections from the William J. Hill Collection |
| Local Resource Number | B.2010.8 |
| Related Resource | Jahn wardrobe with similar scroll decorations: http://texasartisans.mfah.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15939coll3/id/190 |
| Contributing Institution | The Bayou Bend Collection, MFAH |
| Rights | Photo copyright Museum of Fine Arts Houston ; For more information, contact texasartisans@mfah.org |
| Format | jpg |
| Artisan or Artist Identifier | AI-00002 |
| Identifier | B-2010-8 |
| Date created | 2015-03-09 |
| Date modified | 2016-09-28 |
Description
| Title | B-2010-8-01 |
| Date created | 2012-10-08 |
| Date modified | 2012-10-08 |
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