Wooden school desk from Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church and School

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Object Details

Created by: Unidentified
Owned by: Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church and School, American, 1925 - 1936

Description: Wooden school desk, with the desk attached behind the chair. The chair seat is a single wooden board, with a single board forming an apron across the front. The chair back is three (3) horizontal wood slats. The desk top, a single board, is located behind the top slat. A shallower board is attached 3.5 inches below the desk top, creating a shelf. The desk top, shelf, slats, and seat are all connected to two (2) side panels with v-shaped cut-outs on the bottom and curved backs.

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

1925-1963

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions; Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Place collected: Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama, 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
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

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic: African American; American South; Christianity; Design; Education; Religion; Segregation; The Black Church

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f601e8e6-afd3-47ee-9c1c-6caa9424bb4f