Desk from the Hope School
date: label: Date
content: 1925-1954
name: label: Manufactured by
content: A. H. Andrews & Co., founded 1865
label: Used by
content: Hope School, 1925 - 1954
notes: label: Description
content: One from a set of ten desks from the Hope School in Pomaria, South Carolina, a historic Rosenwald school. The desks are of the "Triumph" model made by A. H. Andrews & Co. in Chicago, Illinois and are made of iron and hardwood. The back of each desk provides the writing surface for the desk behind.
place: label: Place used
content: Pomaria, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
label: Place made
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Segregation
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Hope School Community Center, Pomaria, SC
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2010.22.8
objectType: label: Type
content: desks
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: iron and hardwood
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 26 3/4 × 20 1/8 × 24 3/4 in. (67.9 × 51.1 × 62.9 cm)