Wooden school desk from Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church and School
date: label: Date
content: 1925-1963
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church and School, American, 1925 - 1936
notes: label: Description
content: Wood and iron school desk, with the desk attached behind the seat. The chair seat is constructed of four (4) tightly fitted wooden boards. There appears to be a missing board at the front. The seat back consists of a single board and the top and three (3) closely fit boards in the center. The desk top is constructed of two (2) wooden boards of differing widths. It appears that additional board(s) are missing. The front board has a round hole for an inkwell on the right. To the left of the inkwell is a long groove that extends to the left edge, for holding a writing implement. The desk top and seat components are attached to two (2) iron side supports. The ironwork features a decorative motif featuring vines and gridded circles. At the bottom of each piece of ironwork is a circle containing a floral shape and the number [3].
place: label: Place collected
content: Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Christianity
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: The Black Church
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 M. Ann Phillippi and the Dr. George M. and Betty Phillippi Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.74.6
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: wood and cast iron
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 27 1/2 x 20 3/4 x 27 1/2 in. (69.9 x 52.7 x 69.9 cm)