Mahogany sofa from the home of Robert Smalls
date: label: Date
content: 1850s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Robert Smalls, American, 1839 - 1915
notes: label: Description
content: A Late Classical mahogany sofa, upholstered in red, with serpentine, tufted back and wing scroll arms, crotch mahogany decorative veneers on crest, arms, and apron.
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: 2010.28.1
objectType: label: Type
content: sofas
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: crotch mahogany
label: Dimensions
content: 34 x 85 x 25 in. (86.4 x 215.9 x 63.5 cm)