Wooden school desk from Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church and School
Object Details
- Date
- 1925-1963
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church and School, American, 1925 - 1936
- Description
- Wooden school desk, with the desk attached behind the chair. The chair seat is a single wooden board, with a single board forming an apron across the front. The chair back is three (3) horizontal wood slats. The desk top, a single board, is located behind the top slat. A shallower board is attached 3.5 inches below the desk top, creating a shelf. The desk top, shelf, slats, and seat are all connected to two (2) side panels with v-shaped cut-outs on the bottom and curved backs.
- Place collected
- Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Christianity
- Design
- Education
- Religion
- Segregation
- The Black Church
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Exhibition
- Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of M. Ann Phillippi and the Dr. George M. and Betty Phillippi Family
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.74.1
- Type
- desks
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Medium
- wood and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 28 3/4 x 19 x 24 in. (73 x 48.3 x 61 cm)
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2013.74.1
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