Fixed kneeling altar from Saint Augustine Catholic Church of New Orleans
date: label: Date
content: 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: The Saint Augustine Catholic Church of New Orleans, American, founded 1842
notes: label: Description
content: A wood kneeling altar with a yellow-green padded knee rest. The altar has small cubbyhole under the top shelf. The shelf is slightly tilted down toward the knee pads. The bottom of the shelf and cubbyhole are supported by two curved arches on either side, attached to the side planks. On either side of the altar at the top of the side planks is a carved cross. A small rectangular support board is near the base of the altar and connects the two side planks. Kneepads are attached to the fixed base with two solid horizontal planks on either side. A small, wood, inverted arch support connects the knee rest to the vertical side planks.
place: label: Place collected
content: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Catholicism
label: Topic
content: Prayer
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Worship services
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Sacred and Ceremonial Objects
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Saint Augustine Catholic Church of New Orleans
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.67.5.1
objectType: label: Type
content: altars
label: Type
content: candlestands (furniture)
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: wood, cloth, metal
label: Dimensions
content: 32 5/8 x 21 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. (82.9 x 54.6 x 52.1 cm)