Pulpit chair from Saint Augustine Catholic Church of New Orleans
date: label: Date
content: 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: The Saint Augustine Catholic Church of New Orleans, American, founded 1842
notes: label: Description
content: A wood pulpit chair with a dark finish. The chair has four legs with the rear legs extending the full height of the seat back. The front legs are turned with varying geometric shapes and are topped with the seat. Connecting the front legs to the back legs are two curved stretcher bars. Between the two stretcher bars is an additional support bar. The seat cushion and chair back are padded with faux-leather covers. The covers are adhered by metal studs. The chair back features a line of stylized foliage carved on the front of either side of the uprights. The uprights of the chair back are capped with scrolls. The center of the top rail of the chair features large, carved acanthus leaves in the center with scrollwork extending down either side. The bottom rail of the chair back features a similar but smaller design of acanthus leaves and scrollwork.
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: 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: 2013.67.2.1
objectType: label: Type
content: chairs
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, imitation leather, metal
label: Dimensions
content: 43 1/2 x 19 x 18 3/4 in. (110.5 x 48.3 x 47.6 cm)