Piano bench from Pilgrim Baptist Church used by Thomas Dorsey
date: label: Date
content: 1930s
name: label: Used by
content: Thomas Andrew Dorsey, American, 1899 - 1993
label: Created by
content: The Cable Piano Company, American, founded 1880
notes: label: Description
content: Wood and vinyl piano bench with the seat as a lid for a storage compartment contained within the bench. Bench seat is covered in a bright orange vinyl material. The bench has four (4) legs that taper down and are capped with metal. The storage compartment inside the bench is divided in half by a small wood rib. The lid of the bench is attached by two (2) hinges on the inside. A small orange paper with a lot number attached to the PL front leg on the outside.
place: label: Place used
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Baptist
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Gospel (Music)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: The Black Church
label: Topic
content: Urban life
label: Topic
content: Worship services
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Musical Instruments
label: Exhibition
content: Musical Crossroads
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Rev. Richard C. Keller, Jr., Mr. Edward G. Keller and Ms. Paulene Austin Keller
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.134.2
objectType: label: Type
content: piano benches
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 , metal and vinyl
label: Dimensions
content: 19 1/2 x 36 1/2 x 15 1/4 in. (49.5 x 92.7 x 38.7 cm)