Object Details
Manufactured by
Chicago Hardware Foundry Co., American, founded 1900
Subject of
F. W. Woolworth Company, American, 1879 - 1997
Description
A green lunch counter stool from the F. W. Woolworth department store in Greensboro, North Carolina. The back rest and frame of the seat are chrome plated metal. The back rest is made of a middle rail with two spindles attached to a top rail that curves to connect to the chair seat. The seat has a plywood bottom and is attached to an iron tube. The iron tube and chair have been inserted into a metal pedestal. A manufacturer’s tag is stapled to the bottom of the seat.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by the International Civil Rights Center & Museum, Greensboro, NC
Date
1939-1960
Object number
2015.226.2
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Type
counter stools
Medium
metal, wood, latex
Dimensions
H x W x D: 23 1/2 × 15 × 15 in. (59.7 × 38.1 × 38.1 cm)
Place collected
Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
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
Civil Rights
Segregation
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2015.226.2