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Consider the Chair

A common item with uncommon potential for redesign and reinvention. Explore chair designs from across the globe within the Smithsonian's collections.

Museum / Unit

National Museum of African American History and Culture 9 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Armchairs 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Chairs (furniture forms) 3 Filter by term Exclude term
seats and seat components 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Balloon-back chairs 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Chairs 1 Filter by term Exclude term
wickerwork 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 9 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1770s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1800s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1870s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1930s 3 Filter by term Exclude term
1940s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1970s 3 Filter by term Exclude term
1990s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
2010s 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

North and Central America 7 Filter by term Exclude term
United States 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Beaufort 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Kittery 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Maine 2 Filter by term Exclude term
South Carolina 2 Filter by term Exclude term
York County 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Boston 1 Filter by term Exclude term
California 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Los Angeles 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Making a Way Out of No Way 2 Filter by term Exclude term
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050 2 Filter by term Exclude term
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Power of Place 2 Filter by term Exclude term
The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection 1 Filter by term Exclude term
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 052 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Black interiors 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Design 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Black Enterprise 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Business 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Recreation 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Description and travel 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Domestic life 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Segregation 3 Filter by term Exclude term
American South 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

CC0 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Not determined 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Usage conditions apply 1 Filter by term Exclude term

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Remove Set Name: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Pastor's chair from the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles

Wicker rocking chair from Shearer Cottage

Chair from the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

Balloon-back side chair from the home of Robert Smalls

Upholstered yellow armchair from Mae's Millinery Shop

Wicker armchair from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

Walnut armchair from the home of Robert Smalls

Traveler, Indoor Armchair With Hood, European Version, 40th Anniversary Edition

Wingback chair from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

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