Walnut armchair from the home of Robert Smalls
date: label: Date
content: 1870-1875
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Robert Smalls, American, 1839 - 1915
notes: label: Description
content: A Victorian walnut arm chair, balloon back with semi-wings, upholstered in golden-brown material and back tufted, with carved wooden trim; a lady's parlor chair with open side to accomodate women without wide petticoats.
place: label: Place used
content: Beaufort, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Black interiors
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2010.28.2
objectType: label: Type
content: balloon-back chairs
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: walnut
label: Dimensions
content: 39 x 22 3/4 x 20 in. (99.1 x 57.8 x 50.8 cm)