Museum object · Tools and Equipment
Desktop nameplate used by Dr. Ben Carson
1994
South Korea, Asia
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 desktop nameplate is made from black laquered wood with mother of pearl insets. Text in mother of pearl runs across the center of the nameplate that reads "Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., M.D.". The text is bordered by a decorative floral vine in mother of pearl, with two (2) dragons inside the border on the left and right sides of the text.
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2012.73.3
