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Walnut side chair from the home of Robert Smalls

1875

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

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This walnut side chair has a curved crest rail and scroll-carved and pierced vasiform backsplat above an upholstered over-the-rail seat in green fabric, raised on ring-turned front legs with canted rear legs.

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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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Catalog reference: 2010.28.6

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