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Chair from Metropolitan AME

Object Details

Description
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.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Manufactured by
Unidentified
Used by
Metropolitan AME Church, American, founded 1838
Date
ca. 1920-1945
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Metropolitan AME Church and the Right Reverend William Phillips DeVeaux, Sr., Presiding Prelate, Second Episcopal District, 113th Elected and Consecrated Bishop of the AME Church
Medium
wood with velvet
Dimensions
H x W x D: 56 1/4 × 28 1/4 × 27 1/4 in. (142.9 × 71.8 × 69.2 cm)
H x W x D: 56 1/2 × 29 × 29 1/2 in. (143.5 × 73.7 × 74.9 cm)
Type
chairs
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