Balloon-back side chair from the home of Robert Smalls

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Object Details

Created by

Unidentified

Owned by

Robert Smalls, American, 1839 - 1915

Description

A Victorian balloon-back side chair, of walnut, with carved shoulder above open back and upholstered over-the-rail seat, demi-arms; seat upholstered in alternating gold brocade and plain gold striped pattern, raised on cabriole legs.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

1875

Object number

2010.28.4

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Type

balloon-back chairs

Medium

walnut

Dimensions

34 x 19 x 19 in. (86.4 x 48.3 x 48.3 cm)

Place used

Beaufort, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

American South

Black interiors

Design

Domestic life

Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e4684a33-973d-4451-ac75-053ff09c175d

Record ID

nmaahc_2010.28.4