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Title Chair with needle cases, scissors and a book
Reference 2005.03.03 (chair); 1704.100.08 (needle work case); 1704.100.06 (scissors); 1704.100.07.a-d (needle cases); 2007.100.41 (book)
Library 5th of July Resource Center for Self-Determination & Freedom, Weeksville Heritage Center
Date 1860-1869
Description Arrow back side chair with 4-slat back and a turned front stretcher in the shape of an arrow. The book is a "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, written by Himself", first published in 1845.
Document Type Object
Theme(s) Family and Daily Life
Keywords household, furnishings, needlework
Places Weeksville, Brooklyn, New York
Additional Information 1860s Hunterfly Road House, 1704 Bergen Street
Copyright 5th of July Resource Center for Self-Determination & Freedom, Weeksville Heritage Center