Wood étagère from the Sugg McDonald House
- Owned by
- Sugg, William, American, 1828 - 1889
- Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
- McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
- Date
- ca. 1880
- Medium
- wood
- Dimensions
- H x W (H x W x D): 60 × 25 1/4 × 17 1/2 in. (152.4 × 64.1 × 44.5 cm)
- Description
- A wood étagère with five shelves. Each shelf has a scalloped front edge and a higher, more detailed scalloped back edge. There are two finials on the outside corners of the four lower shelves; however the finial on the left side of the bottom shelf is broken. The top shelf has three finials, two on the outside corners and one in the back corner. The étagère has wear marks throughout and some discoloration.
- Place collected
- Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- Type
- étagères
- Topic
- American West
- Black interiors
- Domestic life
- Families
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bob and Sherri Brennan in memory of Vernon Sugg McDonald
- Object number
- 2014.316.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.