On the Fringes of the Prairie, 1800-1850
Objects Table, ca. 1820-1830
Side Table [11k]

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)



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