Object Details
Created by
Unidentified
Owned by
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, American, founded 1847
Description
A high backed wooden chair used at the Prince Hall Masonic Lodge of Massachusetts. The legs of the chair are rounded columns with decorative capitals and bases. The seat is a box design with small block supports on the underside. The high back of the chair has a decorative column on either side, the PR column is topped with a finial which seems to be missing from the PL side. The wood of the back itself has two identical decorative cutouts, pointed at each end. The very top of the chair is high and rounded with a significant protrusion at the peak. It is stained dark brown all over.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
Date
late 18th century
Object number
2013.71.13
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
seats and seat components
chairs
Medium
wood and metal
Dimensions
59 1/4 x 18 7/8 x 16 in. (150.5 x 47.9 x 40.6 cm)
Place collected
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 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
Exhibition
Making a Way Out of No Way
On View
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Associations and institutions
Communities
Design
Freemasonry
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2013.71.13