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Wrought iron gate created by Philip Simmons
- Created by
- Simmons, Philip, American, 1912 - 2009
- Medium
- iron alloy
- Dimensions
- 79 1/2 × 29 × 4 in. (201.9 × 73.7 × 10.2 cm)
- 2008.11.1ab: 153 lb. (69.4 kg)
- 2008.11.1a: 77 lb. (34.9 kg)
- 2008.11.1b: 76 lb. (34.5 kg)
- Type
- gates
- Place made
- Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1970s
- Description
- A wrought iron metalwork gate created by the blacksmith and artist Philip Simmons. The gate has two halves, one with a female latch with an inverted L-shaped vertical slide lock. The other has the male latch with a decorative hook that slides up and down on two bolts. Each door of the gate is primarily composed of seven evenly spaced vertical bars. Halfway up each gate is an open section with curving French scroll work positioned horizontally. Similar scroll work is present as the top decoration of the gate. The gate doors are taller at their center than on their hinge side.
- Topic
- African American
- Art
- Craftsmanship
- Ornamentation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2008.11.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Phillip Simmons
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Barber Shop • Charleston, SC
- Photograph by
- Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Printed by
- Steinmetz Studio
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 12 13/16 x 19 1/16 in. (32.5 x 48.4 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 20 x 26 in. (50.8 x 66 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Place captured
- Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1965; printed 1998
- Description
- a photograph of barbers and customers in a barbershop in New Orleans, LA by photographer Leonard Freed. The photo looks down between two rows of barber chairs and depicts several young barbers standing at their charis. Most of the barbers are men but to the right of the center of the photo stands a young woman in a barber jacket. The date and place the photo was taken are inscribed on the back along with the photographer's stamp.
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Business
- Hair
- Men
- Photography
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.10.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc.
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Children in Bedroom • Johns Island, SC
- Photograph by
- Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006
- Subject of
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Printed by
- Steinmetz Studio
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 8 11/16 x 13 in. (22 x 33 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Place captured
- Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1964; printed 1998
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of several young children by the photographer Leonard Freed taken in St. Johns, South Carolina. Seven boys and girls are photographed in the reflection of a large mirror they are facing, the bottom outline of which is visible in the photograph. There is a large window to the left of the photo letting in light. The date and place the photo was taken are inscribed on the back along with the photographer's stamp.
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Children
- Domestic life
- Photography
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.10.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc.
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Christmas Eve Watch • Johns Island, SC
- Photograph by
- Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Printed by
- Steinmetz Studio
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 8 11/16 x 12 15/16 in. (22 x 32.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Place captured
- Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1964; printed 1998
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a group of parishoners attending an all night Christmas Eve service at the Moving Star Hall in Johns Island, SC by the photographer Leonard Freed. The photo shows the backs of the congregation in the right half of the frame. To the left and in the background, three women stand at a table, near a seated man. Coats and hats are hung on the walls. The date and place the photo was taken are inscribed on the back along with the photographer's stamp.
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Communities
- Photography
- Religious groups
- United States--History--1961-1969
- United States--Social life and customs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.10.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc.
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Southern Trailer Home • South Carolina
- Photograph by
- Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Printed by
- Steinmetz Studio
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 12 15/16 x 19 1/16 in. (32.8 x 48.4 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 20 x 26 in. (50.8 x 66 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Place captured
- South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1965; printed 1998
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a young man and a television in a darkened room in a trailer home in South Carolina by the photographer Leonard Freed. The young man stands to the extreme left of the frame and wears a patterned white shirt. His left hand is raised to his jaw, partly obscuring his face. To the extreme right of the photo is a television, turned on and showing a woman on the screen. The date and place the photo was taken are inscribed on the back along with the photographer's stamp.
- Topic
- African American
- Domestic life
- Photography
- Television
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.10.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc.
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Broadside for an auction of enslaved persons at the Charleston courthouse
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 5/16 x 8 7/16 in. (33.8 x 21.5 cm)
- Type
- broadsides
- Date
- 1859
- Description
- A broadside advertising a court-ordered slave of enslaved persons at the courthouse in Charleston, South Carolina, on January 10, 1859. The paper is printed in black ink with hand-written annotations along columns printed with the first names and ages of ninety-nine [99] enslaved men, women, and children. The names are numbered and grouped together into subsets. Large printed text at top reads, [UNDER DECREE IN EQUITY. / SANDERS vs. SANDERS, et al]. The handwritten notations make remarks like "healthy," "very fine," "sold privately," "dead," "shot in leg," "breeding," "leg broke," "lost a toe," "white," and "mostly white." The names listed are as follows:
- First column:
- London, 55; Nelly, 50; Dick, 15; Rosy, 4
- Cuffy, 35; Becker, 19
- Caroline, 29; Martha, 4; Bull or Frederick, 12; Infant, 9 months
- Charity, 30; Susan, 17; Floride, 2; Infant, 6 months
- Ned, 60; Silvy, 35; Frank, 11;
- Easton, 3; Infant, 3 months; Billy, 68; Lucy, 50; Binah, 14; Phillis, 12; Jack, 11;
- Thomas, 26; Toney, 30;
- Becky, 30; Sammy 5; Fed, 3; Infant, 7 months;
- Isaac, 30;
- Moses, 25;
- Morris, 21;
- Billy, 45; Hagar, 50; Joe, 35; William, 20; Rose, 15;
- Martha, 70; Nancy, 45; Rachel, 22; Ben, 16; Lot, 10;
- Betty, 25; Plymouth, 2;
- London, 26; Grace, 22; Harriet, 2;
- Hester, 25; Amos, 21; Elsey, 5;
- Second column:
- Jacob, 55; Mary, 45; Emma, 21; Rose, 15; Aelie, 18; Simon, 13; Francis, 6; Mary, 3;
- Hardtimes, 70; Sary, 30; Anne, 18;
- Old Peter, 70; Old Nancy, 60;
- Old Hester, 68; Maggy, 40; Edward, 19; Susan, 17; Robert, 13; Martha, 7; Sarah, 2;
- Peter, 28; Venus, 25; Henry, 8; Hamilton, 4; Cornelia, 1;
- Lydy, 25; Hannah, 6 months;
- Hannah, 30; Nero, 10; Rachel, 7; August, 4; Henry, 2; Infant, 1 month;
- Old Frank, 60;
- Toney, 30;
- Jake, 35; Eliza, 30; Pleasant, 12; Sukey, 10; Amanda, 8; Catharine, 3;
- David, 36;
- Jim 39;
- Binah, 60;
- March, 40;
- Bob, 35;
- Sarah, 12;
- Harriet, 14
- Topic
- African American
- Colorism
- Domestic slave trade
- Families
- Finance
- Law
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.21.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Desks from the Hope School
- Manufactured by
- A. H. Andrews & Co., founded 1865
- Used by
- Hope School, 1925 - 1954
- Medium
- iron and hardwood
- Dimensions
- 28 x 31 x 26 1/2 in. (71.1 x 78.7 x 67.3 cm)
- Type
- desks
- Place used
- Pomaria, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1925-1954
- Description
- One of a set of ten desks from the Hope School in Pomaria, South Carolina, a historic Rosenwald school. The desks are of the "Triumph" model made by A. H. Andrews & Co. in Chicago, Illinois and are made of iron and hardwood. The back of each desk provides the writing surface for the desk behind.
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Education
- Segregation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Hope School Community Center, Pomaria, SC
- Object number
- 2010.22.1-.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Wood-burning stove from the Hope School
- Manufactured by
- Hanks Stove & Range Company, American, 1901 - 1981
- Used by
- Hope School, 1925 - 1954
- Medium
- iron , wood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 60 × 21 × 21 in., 223 lb. (152.4 × 53.3 × 53.3 cm, 101.2 kg)
- Type
- stoves
- Place used
- Pomaria, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1925-1954
- Description
- An iron wood-burning stove used in the Hope Rosenwald School. The stove is in several distinct pieces: stove body, ash box, base, transition piece, lid, small top piece, three long pipes, one short pipe, stove pipe adapter, cirular pipe piece, two rods, and a box of six screws, five nuts, and a pin. The pieces are probably a combination of iron and tin, and the base is wood. A stamp into the ash box reads "HANKS STOVE & RANGE CO. / ROME / GA."
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Education
- Segregation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Hope School Community Center, Pomaria, SC
- Object number
- 2010.22.11a-o
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Occupational
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Sign from Hope School
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Hope School, 1925 - 1954
- Medium
- wood, paint, iron alloy
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 12 3/4 × 98 × 2 3/8 in., 36 lb. (32.4 × 248.9 × 6 cm, 16.3 kg)
- Type
- signs
- Place used
- Pomaria, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1925-1954
- Description
- A sign reading "HOPE SCHOOL" in relief and composed from rectangular profile pieces of wood that are nailed to a wood board with a square attached frame. All pieces are nailed together, although there might also be glue. The sign is painted white and the letters appear to have been painted black over the white.
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Education
- Segregation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Hope School Community Center, Pomaria, SC
- Object number
- 2010.22.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Traveling trunk used by George Thompson Garrison in the Civil War
- Manufactured by
- Crouch & Fitzgerald, American, founded 1839
- Owned by
- Garrison, George Thompson, American, 1836 - 1904
- Subject of
- 55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, American, 1863 - 1865
- Medium
- wood, leather, cotton, metal
- Dimensions
- trunk: 18 × 31 × 17 in. (45.7 × 78.7 × 43.2 cm)
- insert tray: 3 9/16 × 29 5/8 × 15 3/4 in. (9 × 75.3 × 40 cm)
- canvas bag: 12 5/8 × 30 11/16 × 16 9/16 in. (32 × 78 × 42 cm)
- Type
- trunks (containers)
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- ca. 1860
- Description
- A traveling trunk owned by George Thompson Garrison while serving as an officer with the 55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. The wood, leather bound trunk is embossed throughout with four rows of brass rivets along the front, top and back of the base and lid. The leather is also stitched along the edges and lip of the trunk. Two metal buckles attached to leather straps are on the left and right sides of the front. A leather strap is attached to the top left of the trunk but the top right strap is removed. The removed strap is broken into nine pieces and includes a meral buckle. The leather is a different color where the original strap was located. A hinged lock plate is on the front of the base with the locking mechanism directly above it on the lid. Embossed below the lock plate on the base is “CROUCH & FITZGERALD / MAKERS / New York.” Embossed on the left and right sides of the trunk is “Geo T. Garrison.” The interior of the trunk has a removable cloth lined tray and a red leather pouch embedded into the cloth lined lid. Underneath the tray is a canvas bag with “Geo T. Garrison.” printed on each side in black paint. The canvas bag is torn in several places.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.24a-d
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Tools and Equipment-Military
- Exhibition
- Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Mahogany sofa from the home of Robert Smalls
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Smalls, Robert, American, 1839 - 1915
- Medium
- crotch mahogany
- Dimensions
- 34 x 85 x 25 in. (86.4 x 215.9 x 63.5 cm)
- Type
- sofas
- Place used
- Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1850s
- Description
- A Late Classical mahogany sofa, upholstered in red, with serpentine, tufted back and wing scroll arms, crotch mahogany decorative veneers on crest, arms, and apron.
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Domestic life
- Reconstruction (United States History, 1865-1877)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.28.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Glass oil lamp from the home of Robert Smalls
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Smalls, Robert, American, 1839 - 1915
- Medium
- glass, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 25 × 10 × 10 in., 9 lb. (63.5 × 25.4 × 25.4 cm, 4.1 kg)
- Type
- lamps (lighting device components)
- Place used
- Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 19th century
- Description
- This oil lamp has been converted from oil to electric. It has a hand-painted base that is white with pink flowers. There is a matching lamp with hand-painted glass shade and a clear glass chimney.
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Domestic life
- Ornamentation
- Reconstruction (United States History, 1865-1877)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.28.10a-e
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- Classification
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- Exhibition
- Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053
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Walnut armchair from the home of Robert Smalls
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Smalls, Robert, American, 1839 - 1915
- Medium
- walnut
- Dimensions
- 39 x 22 3/4 x 20 in. (99.1 x 57.8 x 50.8 cm)
- Type
- balloon-back chairs
- Place used
- Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1870-1875
- Description
- A Victorian walnut arm chair, balloon back with semi-wings, upholstered in golden-brown material and back tufted, with carved wooden trim; a lady's parlor chair with open side to accomodate women without wide petticoats.
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Domestic life
- Reconstruction (United States History, 1865-1877)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.28.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Marble-top wash stand from the home of Robert Smalls
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Smalls, Robert, American, 1839 - 1915
- Medium
- marble and walnut
- Dimensions
- 27 x 24 x 14 in. (68.6 x 61 x 35.6 cm)
- Type
- washstands
- Place used
- Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1870-1875
- Description
- A marble-top walnut wash stand with detachable marble back splash on a rectangular marble top, one long drawer with period wooden top-form drop pulls, above a burl paneled cabinet, raised on shaped feet.
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Domestic life
- Reconstruction (United States History, 1865-1877)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.28.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Balloon-back side chair from the home of Robert Smalls
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Smalls, Robert, American, 1839 - 1915
- Medium
- walnut
- Dimensions
- 34 x 19 x 19 in. (86.4 x 48.3 x 48.3 cm)
- Type
- balloon-back chairs
- Place used
- Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1875
- Description
- A Victorian balloon-back side chair, of walnut, with carved shoulder above open back and upholstered over-the-rail seat, demi-arms; seat upholstered in alternating gold brocade and plain gold striped pattern, raised on cabriole legs.
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Domestic life
- Reconstruction (United States History, 1865-1877)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.28.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Balloon-back side chair from the home of Robert Smalls
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Smalls, Robert, American, 1839 - 1915
- Medium
- walnut
- Dimensions
- 34 x 19 x 19 in. (86.4 x 48.3 x 48.3 cm)
- Type
- balloon-back chairs
- Place used
- Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1875
- Description
- A Victorian balloon-back side chair, of walnut, with carved shoulder above open back and upholstered over-the-rail seat, demi-arms; seat upholstered in alternating gold brocade and plain gold striped pattern, raised on cabriole legs.
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Domestic life
- Reconstruction (United States History, 1865-1877)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.28.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Walnut side chair from the home of Robert Smalls
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Smalls, Robert, American, 1839 - 1915
- Medium
- walnut
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 37 1/2 × 19 × 18 in., 15 lb. (95.3 × 48.3 × 45.7 cm, 6.8 kg)
- Type
- side chairs
- Place used
- Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1875
- Description
- This walnut side chair has a curved crest rail and scroll-carved and pierced vasiform backsplat above an upholstered over-the-rail seat in green fabric, raised on ring-turned front legs with canted rear legs.
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Domestic life
- Reconstruction (United States History, 1865-1877)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.28.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- Exhibition
- Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Marble-top table from the home of Robert Smalls
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Smalls, Robert, American, 1839 - 1915
- Medium
- marble and walnut
- Dimensions
- 29 1/2 x 27 x 20 in. (74.9 x 68.6 x 50.8 cm)
- Type
- side tables
- Place used
- Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1875
- Description
- This Victorian Era marble-top side table has a 7/8" rectangular, detachable top, table support with reeded edge, and is raised on four scroll-form legs extending out from the base of walnut.
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Domestic life
- Reconstruction (United States History, 1865-1877)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.28.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Marble-top table from the home of Robert Smalls
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Smalls, Robert, American, 1839 - 1915
- Medium
- marble and walnut
- Dimensions
- 27 1/4 x 21 x 16 in. (69.2 x 53.3 x 40.6 cm)
- Place used
- Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1875
- Description
- A Victorian Era oval marble-top table made of walnut with a 7/8" thick detachable top resting on an oval-shaped wood frame. The legs are s-formed with a decorative spindle connecting the legs at the bottom portion of the central post.
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Domestic life
- Reconstruction (United States History, 1865-1877)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.28.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Marble-top table from the home of Robert Smalls
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Smalls, Robert, American, 1839 - 1915
- Medium
- marble and walnut
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 29 × 21 3/8 × 14 1/2 in., 29 lb. (73.7 × 54.3 × 36.8 cm, 13.2 kg)
- Place used
- Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1870s
- Description
- A Victorian Era oval marble-top table made of walnut with a 7/8" thick detachable top resting on an oval-shaped wood frame. The legs are s-formed with a decorative spindle connecting the legs at the bottom portion of the central post.
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Domestic life
- Reconstruction (United States History, 1865-1877)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.28.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- Exhibition
- Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
