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Mahogany sofa from the home of Robert Smalls by Unknown, American Robert Smalls — VisualArtsDB

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Mahogany sofa from the home of Robert Smalls

Mahogany sofa from the home of Robert Smalls

Mahogany sofa from the home of Robert Smalls

Unknown American Robert Smalls

1850

Medium: crotch mahogany
Genre: Sofas
Museum: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877Black interiorsDomestic lifeAmerican Southdesign

About

A Late Classical mahogany sofa, upholstered in red, with serpentine, tufted back and wing scroll arms, crotch mahogany decorative veneers on crest, arms, and apron.

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