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Bayou Bend entrance from garden side. Houston, TX. | Murphy room displays late Renaissance (1620-90) & early Baroque (1690-1730) decorative arts at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Early American (c1620-1730) table object including bowl for rinsing wine glasses in Murphy room at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Early American (c1620-1730) table object including silver tankard, beaker & porringer in Murphy room at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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White oak Great Chair (1640-85) from Essex County?, MA at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Porcelain urns & beakers plus pewter plates in Murphy room at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Ceramic & silver collections in Murphy room at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Early American (c1620-1730) furniture, mirror, cabinet & great chair in Murphy room at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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Paneled fireplace in Massachusetts room which displays Salem & Boston furniture in Rococo style (1755-90) at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Tea table & chairs in Massachusetts room at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Mahogany tea table (1740-90) with scalloped projections to hold teacups from Boston, MA at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Rococo desk & bookcase (c1755-90) with double-back & side chairs all from Boston or Salem at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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Rococo desk & bookcase (c1755-90) from Boston or Salem with other Massachusetts objects at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Rococo chest on kneehole desk (c1755-90) in Massachusetts room at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Tall case clock in Massachusetts room at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Pine room with American objects of Early Baroque style (1690-1730) at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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Pine room with American objects of Early Baroque style (1690-1730) including high-chest of drawers at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Pine room with American objects of Early Baroque style (1690-1730) including carved side chair at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Pine room with American objects of Early Baroque style (1690-1730) including drop-leaf table at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Collection of early American colored glass at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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Collection of early American colored glass at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Pine room with American objects of Early Baroque style (1690-1730) including high-chest of drawers at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Drawing room with American objects of Rococo style (1755-90) from Atlantic Coast cities at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Bureau table (c1770) attrib.to shop of John Townsend of Newport, RI under early-American mirror in drawing room at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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Card table with corner candle sticks in Rococo style (1755-90) in drawing room at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Table with coffee service in drawing room at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Drawing room with American objects of Rococo style (1755-90) from Atlantic Coast cities at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Portrait of John Vaughan (c1795) by Gilbert Stuart at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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Portrait of Mrs. Paul Richard by John Singleton Copley at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Self-Portrait with Angelica & Portrait of Rachel (c1782-5) by Charles Willson Peale at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Philadelphia Hall with Rococo style (1755-90) from Philadelphia at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Rococo style chest on chest (c1755-90) in Philadelphia Hall at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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High Chest of Drawers (1760-1800) from Philadelphia at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Detail of open swans-neck pediment & finial of High Chest of Drawers (1760-1800) from Philadelphia at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Rococo Revival molded laminated furniture (c1850s) by John Henry Belter of New York City at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Silver-plated pitcher & goblets in Belter Parlor at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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Victorian fireplace, mirror & mantle clock in Belter Parlor at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Mantle clock in Belter Parlor at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Etagère (c1850s) by John Henry Belter of New York City at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Curtains in Belter Parlor at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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Dining room in New York Neoclassical style (1790-1810) at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Dining room table set with Chinese export porcelain (c1800) at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Chinese export porcelain (c1800) on dining room table at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Dining room fireplace with hand-painted wallpaper (1927-8) by William MacKay of New York at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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Dining room hand-painted wallpaper (1927-8) by William MacKay of New York & sconces at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Corner cabinet with English salt-glazed stoneware (18thC) & Spode porcelain (19thC) at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Dining room sideboard with Chinese export porcelain (c1800) at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Chinese export porcelain warming plate with American eagle at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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Porcelain pitchers on circular étagère at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Silver coffee pot with covered bowls & cups with saucers at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Secretary with China in New York Neoclassical style (1790-1810) in dining room at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Chillman Parlor in Grecian style (1810-45) at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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Glass kerosene lamp & silver tea urn in Chillman Parlor at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Convex mirror, Argand lamps & Greek-style vases on mantle in Chillman Parlor at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Early American (early 19thC) silver tea & coffee service by Samuel Kirk of Baltimore & porcelain tea service by William Ellis Tucker of Philadelphia in Chillman Parlor at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Argand lamp on card table supported by swan-neck lyre base in Chillman Parlor at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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Harp in Chillman Parlor at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Early American (early 19thC) mirrored cabinet on mirrored table base in Chillman Parlor at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Gilded mahogany sideboard in Grecian style (1810-45) Chillman Foyer at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Mirror & New York side table in Chillman Foyer at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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Shell-shaped serving dishes on sideboard in Chillman Foyer at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Greek klismos-form side chair (1808) by Benjamin Henry Latrobe & George Bridport with caned back at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Wooden box inlaid with native-American & frontier scenes at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Alcove with silver urn and kerosene lamp at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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Woman with turban painting by Rembrandt Peale at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Thomas Sully portrait by Rembrandt Peale at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Still Life with Vegetables (1826) by James Peale at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Porcelain Temperance Assoc. pitcher (c1840-50) at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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Peace. Plenty & Independence commemorative cremeware pitcher (early 19thC) at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | An Emblem of America commemorative cremeware pitcher at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Music Room in early Grecian style (1810-20) at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Chinese-export porcelain tea service on drop-leaf table in Music Room at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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American Eagle on fireplace in Music Room at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Wicker armchair in Chinese style in Music Room at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | E Pluribus Unum mantle clock with American Eagle & George Washington by Dubuc of Paris at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Caned settee under French reproduction mural wallpaper with Indian scene in Music Room at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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Mural wallpaper with men riding Indian elephant in Music Room at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Gibson & Davis square grand piano from New York City under mural wallpaper with Indian scene in Music Room at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Mural wallpaper with Indian palace at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Mural wallpaper with Indian temple at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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Glass relief of George Washington at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Antique American mold-blown glass flasks at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Antique American blown glass pitchers at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Bust of George Washington at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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Canopied bed with chinoiserie chintz in McIntire bedroom in the style of Salem, MA (1790-1810) at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Pitcher, basin & washstand in McIntire bedroom at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Chairs, ladies worktable & chest of drawers from Massachusetts in McIntire bedroom at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Sofa & side table in McIntire bedroom at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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Sofa carving detail in McIntire bedroom at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Bedroom with canopied bed in American vernacular Maple bedroom at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Windsor chair with writing desk arm by Ebenezer Macey in Maple bedroom at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | American mirror eagle mirror, side table & objects in Maple bedroom at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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Cast iron fireplace andirons in shape of Prussian soldiers at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Brownware ceramic pitcher & basin plus Toby jug, mustache cup & covered dish at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Ceramic Toby jugs at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Canopied bed in Chippendale bedroom Rococo style (1755-90) at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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Bowed bombé chest of drawers with mirror stand & side chairs in Chippendale bedroom at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Mahogany desk & bookcase (1780-1800) from Boston, MA in Chippendale bedroom at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | High chest of drawers (c late 18thC) at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | La Destruction de la Statue royale a Nouvelle Yorck (Sons of Liberty tearing down a statue of King George III at Bowling Green) graphic (1776) by Francois X. Habermann of Augsburg at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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Card table with embroidered top & fireplace (18thC) with portrait by John Singleton Copley in Queen Anne Suite at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | High Chest of Drawers (1730-60) from Boston, MA japanned to imitate Asian lacquer in Queen Anne Suite at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Portrait of Mrs. Samuel McCall, Sr. (1746) by Robert Feke over tea table in Queen Anne Suite at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Cauliflower ware tea service (c1759) by Wedgwood in Queen Anne Suite at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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Red & blue plate & beer stein at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Four poster bed with embroidered hangings & coverlet in Queen Anne bedroom at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Queen Anne bedroom with portrait of William Holmes of Charleston, SC by John Wollaston at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Leather fire bucket (1815) from home of Jos. F. Tufts of Ancient Fire Society at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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Carved primitive American Eagle at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Peaceable Kingdom painting (c1826-8) by Edward Hicks at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Rustic Germanic stenciled cupboard (early 19thC) from Berks County, PA in Folk Art room at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Cigar store Indian & American sidechair at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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Texas stoneware jug & crock collection (19thC) including Guadalupe Pottery at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Texas stoneware jug & crock collection (19thC) including Guadalupe Pottery at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Federal Parlor in Neoclassical style (1790-1810) with mantle Robert Wellford of Philadelphia & Charles Willson Peale landscape at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Neoclassical style (1790-1810) sofa, chair & artwork in Federal Parlor at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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Neoclassical ladies desk attrib. John & Thomas Seymour in Boston under portrait of Sarah Trumbull by John Trumbull in Federal Parlor at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Texian Campaigne china serving plate (1846-52) by Staffordshire commemorate U.S. War with Mexico (1846-8) at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Portrait of four children with deer at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Texas Room with Texian Campaigne china (1846-52) by Staffordshire commemorate U.S. War with Mexico (1846-8) at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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Texas Room with Texian Campaigne china (1846-52) in all six production colors at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Portrait of Zachary Taylor on porcelain pitcher at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Texian Campaigne china mug & General Zachary Taylor mug at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Staffordshire Texian Campaigne bowl with silver beakers & glass beer stein at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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Girandole with Gothic church base at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Cow horn chair with wildcat upholstery at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Desk inset with Lone Star of Texas probably Texas made at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Texian Grand March sheet music (1836) by Edwin Meyrick dedicated to Genl. Houston at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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Glazed porch with collection of early Windsor chairs & benches at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Tin chandelier at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Marquis de Lafayette Commemorative Porcelain (c1824-30) at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Marquis de Lafayette Commemorative Porcelain (c1824-30) at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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Erie Canal commemorative pottery (1820-40s) at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Round card table in Newport room at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Round card table with drop-leaf made for Thomas Robinson, prob. by John Goddard of Newport, RI at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Corner cabinet with ceramic plates & bowls in Newport room at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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Corner cabinet with ceramic plates & bowls in Newport room at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Antique ceramic punchbowl inscribed "Another Bowl And Then" at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. | Dropfront desk with carved stylized shell used by Newport, RI cabinetmakers in Newport room at Bayou Bend. Houston, TX. |
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