Henry Stallings, born in Illinois in 1800, made this table from wood on his father's farm. Inspired by fashionable Empire-style furniture, the maker chose a lyre-shaped double pedestal for his table.
Made by Henry Stallings, Falling Springs, St. Clair County,
IL
Country Empire style
Walnut
Gift of Eugene Revelle, Denver, CO (745083)
© Illinois State Museum 31-Dec-96