Museum object · Slavery and Freedom Objects
Chair from Metropolitan AME
ca. 1920 - 1945
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
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.
Wood frame chair with arms and a high back with ornately carved decorative elements. The chair is upholstered with velvet seat cushion, arm pads, and square backing. The front legs have two small swivel castors.
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Catalog reference: 2016.104.8
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