Deacon's chair from Spruce Street Baptist Church, Nashville

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Object Details

Created by

Unidentified

Used by

Spruce Street Baptist Church, American, founded 1895

Description

A brown wood armchair with leather upholstery at seat and back. The wood is ornately carved with geometric designs. The seat's bottom is stuffed with straw. The chair has brass buttons at the upholstered edges.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Spruce Street Baptist Church, Nashville, TN

Date

ca. 1900

Object number

2013.158

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Type

armchairs

Medium

wood, leather, metal and straw

Dimensions

H x W x D: 48 1/4 x 24 3/4 x 21 1/4 in. (122.6 x 62.9 x 54 cm)

Place collected

Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Sacred and Ceremonial Objects

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

Topic

African American

Baptist

Religion

Segregation

The Black Church

Worship services

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59ce250f1-2b54-44af-bf07-a88c4be50b1b

Record ID

nmaahc_2013.158