Chair used by General Colin L. Powell as Secretary of State
date: label: Date
content: ca. 2001-2005
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
notes: label: Caption
content: This chair was used by General Colin Powell during his time as Secretary of State. Powell was the first African American Secretary of State. He served under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005.
label: Description
content: A leather armchair used by 65th United States Secretary of State, General Colin L. Powell. This large, brown high-backed chair features is trimmed with brass nailheads. It has a wide and deep seat, two high curved arms, and four wooden legs. On the top back of the chair is a brass-colored metal plate engraved with the words, “SECRETARY OF STATE / JANUARY 20, 2001”.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Politics
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alma J. Powell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2022.101.1.18
objectType: label: Type
content: furniture
label: Type
content: chairs
label: Type
content: armchairs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: leather , wood and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 16 5/16 × 10 5/8 × 9 5/8 in. (41.5 × 27 × 24.5 cm)