Glass front bookcase owned by members of the Ellis family
date: label: Date
content: late 19th-early 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A wooden bookcase (a) with a glass front and three interior wooden shelves (b-d). The glass door locks on the left side. The lock and the door hinges on the right side are made from metal. The bottom of the shelf has a rounded wooden kickplate. The top of the shelf has raised scalloped wooden edges on the back and both sides.
place: label: Place used
content: Orange County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
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 Clara Ellis Payne
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.42.3a-d
objectType: label: Type
content: bookcases
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood, glass, and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 51 x 26 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. (129.5 x 67.3 x 27.3 cm)