Wood music cabinet with mirror from the Sugg McDonald house
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1905
name: label: Owned by
content: William Sugg, American, 1828 - 1889
label: Owned by
content: Mary Elizabeth Sugg, American, 1839 - 1915
label: Owned by
content: Vernon Sugg McDonald, American, 1906 - 1982
notes: label: Description
content: Wood mahogany music cabinet (2014.316.1a) with beveled glass mirror (2014.316.1b) set vertically on top of the cabinet. The mirror has a straight bottom edge, rounded sides, and a rounded top with a broken finial. The cabinet has carved cabriole legs in front and straight legs in back. The legs have several nails hammered on the sides for support. The feet of the front legs are carved in the cloven style. The front of the cabinet has door with an acanthus leaf carved into it at the bottom. There are shelves inside the door.
place: label: Place collected
content: Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Black interiors
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Families
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 Bob and Sherri Brennan in memory of Vernon Sugg McDonald
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.316.1ab
objectType: label: Type
content: cabinets (case furniture)
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 glass
label: Dimensions
content: H x W:: 47 × 19 1/4 × 15 in. (119.4 × 48.9 × 38.1 cm)