Pulpit from Metropolitan AME
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1870-1890; refinished ca. 1920-1930
name: label: Created by
content: John J. A. Simms, American, ca. 1853 - 1930
label: Used by
content: Metropolitan AME Church, American, founded 1838
notes: label: Description
content: A pulpit from the Metropolitan AME Church, consisting of a hollow, three-sided structure composed of multiple pieces of wood that show different techniques, ages, and varnishes. The front of the pulpit features two arches separated by a piece of wood and framed by thin columns on either side. The wood is smooth and varnished with a light resin through which the wood grain is still visible. The cornices at the top and bottom of the columns are similar in style, with those on the bottom heavier due to extra supporting wood. There are small juts of wood in the interior suggesting a shelf may have been in place inside the pulpit for holding objects. A small metal placard screwed to the front of the pulpit notes “This podium was built for Metropolitan AME Church formerly Union Bethel AME Church by John Simms 1838.”
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: African Methodist Episcopal
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Methodist
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: The Black Church
label: Topic
content: Worship services
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Sacred and Ceremonial Objects
label: Exhibition
content: Slavery and Freedom
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Metropolitan AME Church and the Right Reverend William Phillips DeVeaux, Sr., Presiding Prelate, Second Episcopal District, 113th Elected and Consecrated Bishop of the AME Church
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.104.6
objectType: label: Type
content: pulpits
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
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 38 1/2 × 35 1/2 × 25 in. (97.8 × 90.2 × 63.5 cm)