Balloon-back side chair from the home of Robert Smalls

Unidentified1875

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Washington, D.C., United States

A Victorian balloon-back side chair, of walnut, with carved shoulder above open back and upholstered over-the-rail seat, demi-arms; seat upholstered in alternating gold brocade and plain gold striped pattern, raised on cabriole legs.

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Title: Balloon-back side chair from the home of Robert Smalls
Creator: Unidentified
Date Created: 1875
Physical Dimensions: 34 x 19 x 19 in. (86.4 x 48.3 x 48.3 cm)
Subject Keywords: Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877), American South, Domestic life
Medium: walnut

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Brocade Chair Furniture Metal Robert Smalls Textile Walnut Wood

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