Pastor's chair from the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles
Object Details
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles, American, founded 1872
- Subject of
- Paul R. Williams, American, 1894 - 1980
- Description
- A chair made from dark brown wood featuring yellow back and seat cushions. Three crosses are engraved at the top of the chair. The back of the chair is consistent in design with the church archway, podium, and windows.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of First A.M.E. Church of Los Angeles
- ca. 1969
- Object number
- 2013.70.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- seats and seat components
- chairs
- Medium
- wood and cloth
- Dimensions
- 59 x 27 x 24 in. (149.9 x 68.6 x 61 cm)
- Place used
- Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Sacred and Ceremonial Objects
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- African Methodist Episcopal
- American West
- Architecture
- Design
- Methodist
- Religion
- The Black Church
- Worship services
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2013.70.1
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55e32c056-3d99-4200-b645-0888279b35bd
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