Deacon's chair from Spruce Street Baptist Church, Nashville
Unknown Maker
A brown wood armchair with leather upholstery at seat and back. The wood is ornately carved with geometric designs. The seat's bottom is stuffed with straw. The chair has brass buttons at the upholstered edges.
Credit: Gift of Spruce Street Baptist Church, Nashville, TN
ca. 1900
Wood, leather, metal and straw
122.6 x 62.9 x 54.0 cm
2013.158
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