Museum object · Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Upholstered yellow armchair from Mae's Millinery Shop
1941-1994
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
An upholstered yellow high-backed armchair with a wooden frame painted off-white. The top of the back edge is higher in the middle, and with a turned finial at each side. The arms are rectangular and flat, with turned bulbous front section reaching between the arm and the seat. Caning is attached on each side between the arms, seat, and chair back. The front legs are tapered while the back legs are straight. The chair seat and back are upholstered in a yellow satin imitation damask fabric with a small repeating geometric design. The back is tufted. The removable seat cushion is covered in the same yellow fabric.
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog reference: 2010.6.186
