in charleston, sc, [name of museum? middle of town, old building.  not the main art museum] there is a chair with a back [as differentiated from a stool] made by a slave for his use when attending church services.  

--- On Thu, 8/13/09, Cathy Dean <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Documented Slave Furniture?
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> Date: Thursday, August 13, 2009, 11:37 AM
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> I’m
> working on a project researching slave quarter
> furnishings and other furniture items (i.e. daily use
> furniture like beds, chairs,
> tables, etc.) used by enslaved workers in America. 
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> reference some surviving examples, but am not sure which
> collections might have
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> interested in hearing about any 17th
> or mid-19th century historic sites that have
> particularly good “living
> history” type slave life interpretations. 
> I’m all set for 18th
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> advance.  You may respond to the list or
> contact me directly via the e-mail address
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> Catherine 
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> Catherine E.
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> Curator of
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> Preservation
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