1846078

1840 Texas Empire Armoire / Wardrobe #1846078

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1840 Texas Empire Armoire / Wardrobe #1846078
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Texas Made Wardrobe / armoire</em></td>
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Here is a very early , two door armoire/ wardrobe possibly made in Texas in the 1820 to 1840 period. This piece was found in a home in Henderson, Texas that was built in 1851. The three different woods ( walnut, poplar, cypress) indicate this piece could have been made in East Texas along the Louisiana / Texas border. This wardrobe is one solid piece that does not knock down into pieces. The only removable piece is the top crown. The front doors and the top crown are made of solid walnut, the side pieces and the inside shelving are one board poplar and the back is cypress. This piece has a primitive construction, but is very tight with rabbetted joints and square nails. The front doors are tongue and groove construction with a hand chamfered center panel with walnut molding. The back is a combination of grooved boards and hand chamferred boards joined together, then nailed in place. The back boards have hand sawn marks. While I label this piece a primitive, it has very solid construction and has stylish empire period molding around the center panel of the front doors, on the removable crown and on the front feet. The left front door has a large cast iron lock ( held to the back of the door by three screws) which still works with an old repaced key. This lock may the key to determining the actual age of this piece...since the lock looks like it has always been on the piece. The piece currently has a hand rubbed wax finish. Please call for more information and pictures on this ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Very Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1820</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:US</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:Unknown</td></tr>
<tr><td>Height:88</td></tr>
<tr><td>Depth:21.5</td></tr>
<tr><td>Width:55.75</td></tr>
<tr><td>Weight:175</td></tr>
<tr><td>Title:1840 Texas Empire Armoire / Wardrobe</td></tr>
<tr><td>Style:Primitive empire</td></tr>
<tr><td>Materials:Walnut, Cypress, Poplar</td></tr>
<tr><td>Type:Primitive Empire</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:Houston, Texas</td></tr>
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