Toilet and sink for cell from Camp A at Angola prison
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1972
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Forte and Tablada Inc., American, founded 1961
label: Commissioned by
content: Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
notes: label: Description
content: A toilet and sink combination for cell no. 3 from Camp A at Angola prison. The sink is above the toilet seat typically where a toilet reservoir is. The sink has small faucet with two knobs on either side. Attached to the back of the toilet are long threaded bolts and piping for attachment to plumbing system as well as for mounting to the cell’s wall.
place: label: Place collected
content: West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Architecture
label: Topic
content: Prisons
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Buildings and Structures
label: Exhibition
content: Power of Place
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections and Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.26.2.3.1a-m
objectType: label: Type
content: cells
label: Type
content: toilets
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: steel and fiberglass, paint, wax
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (With back plumbing attached): 36 3/4 × 15 × 38 in. (93.3 × 38.1 × 96.5 cm)