Cast iron dictionary stand used by Rev. Florence Spearing Randolph
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1915
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Rev. Florence Spearing Randolph, American, 1866 - 1951
notes: label: Description
content: Cast iron dictionary stand with four legs. At the end of each leg is a small wheel. The legs are ornamented with stylized vines. A pole attaches to the base of the legs through a rectangular shelf. The pole is topped with a book stand. The stand top consists of two independent wood shelves that form a single cradle. Each side of the cradle can be adjusted with wing nuts on the stand extensions. In the middle of the cradles is a metal rest for accommodating the book spine. The cradle is adjustable with various articulating mechanisms. A patent number on the underside of the metal cradle for the book spine reads “PAT. DEC. 10 95.” There is a rectangular shelf below the cradle. The shelf has four upright prongs. The base of the shelf is stylized with scallops, geometric lines, and shapes. Both sides of the book cradle have wood wedges at the top and bottom.
place: label: Place used
content: New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: African Methodist Episcopal
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Language
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Oratory
label: Topic
content: Preaching
label: Topic
content: Social reform
label: Topic
content: Suffrage
label: Topic
content: The Black Church
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
label: Classification
content: Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
label: Exhibition
content: Making a Way Out of No Way
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Florence Spearing Randolph
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.45.1
objectType: label: Type
content: bookstands
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: cast iron and wood
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 36 3/4 x 23 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (93.3 x 59.7 x 59.7 cm)