Ebony Test Kitchen

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

The Ebony Test Kitchen, originally located on the 10th floor of the Johnson Publishing Company building in Chicago, Illinois, and restored using original and refurbished pieces. The space comprises both the main kitchen as well as a small sitting room connected via glass doors. The main kitchen features modern, built-in electric appliances by General Electric. The main kitchen has orange floor tiles and cabinet façades and wallpaper in a swirling, marbleized pattern of orange, olive green, dark purple and earthy red. The focal point is a curved, oblong center island fitted with a six-burner stove and yellow overhead cabinets. Along one wall is a white counter and backsplash with a three-basin sink at center wall and a dishwasher front-paneled with the same marbleized façade as the cabinets.

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