- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church and School, American, 1925 - 1936
- Date
- 1925-1963
- Medium
- wood and cast iron
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 25 x 22 x 13 1/2 in. (63.5 x 55.9 x 34.3 cm)
- Description
- Seat back portion of a school desk. Piece contains a curved wooden seat back constructed from five (5) wooden boards, closely fit to form a solid pieces. Two (2) iron supports are attached to the back, neither in complete form. Both pieces contain the support arm meant for a desk top. The proper left ironwork also has a single leg intact. Each support has raised lettering on the side that reads [ECLIPSE]. The desk top arms have five (5) oval nubs. Halfway down the proper left leg is the number [4] in a shield.
- Place collected
- Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- Type
- desks
- Topic
- Christianity
- Education
- Religion
- Segregation
- The Black Church
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of M. Ann Phillippi and the Dr. George M. and Betty Phillippi Family
- Object number
- 2013.74.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




