Sujet

Church pew from the Twelfth Baptist Church of Boston, mid 19th century. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

The bench is varnished with a dark brown paint that is chipped in several places, revealing a lighter, golden brown grained wood underneath. The right panel of the pew is carved with a simple design and consists of one solid piece of wood while the left panel is made of three separate panels of wood. There are nails protruding and cracks in the wood where the seat and backrest of the pew are joined to the left panel. Spaced evenly along the top of the backrest are five metal oval plates carved with numbers. On the back of the backrest, at the center, are four nail holes placed in a rectangular formation where a hymn book rack was most likely once attached.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A73_309

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

31,9Mo (811,2Ko) / 33,2cm x 24,1cm / 3917 x 2847 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people black religious country religion museum church color bench benches seating Christianity location century African American African-American afro-american pew pews United States of America Colour 19th century nineteenth century heritage American America USA object united states Unknown cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC Heritage Art Baptist church pews Twelfth Baptist Church