Mahogany sofa from the home of Robert Smalls
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Object Details
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Robert Smalls, American, 1839 - 1915
- 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.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1850s
- Object number
- 2010.28.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- sofas
- Medium
- crotch mahogany
- Dimensions
- 34 x 85 x 25 in. (86.4 x 215.9 x 63.5 cm)
- Place used
- Beaufort, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Black interiors
- Design
- Domestic life
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2010.28.1
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c0ba141c-ff37-4602-85b6-f187ad1fc804
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