Chair
Chair
Chair

Chair

Object number2013.114.15
Made by
MediumWood, stain
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Partial gift of Linda Barrett
DescriptionBrown, wooden chair. Concave seat made with horizontal pieces of wood. Square, open backrest with rounded corners that has three vertical splats down the center. Four legs with a thick board on the right and left side at the bottom that are cut to form the feet.Dimensions34.125 x 19 x 21.25 in. (86.7 x 48.3 x 54 cm)
Historical NotesThis chair was made by Everett Scott, Sr. Everett Scott, Sr., and his wife Louisa were born in Virginia and migrated to Pittsburgh sometime in the late 19th century. Scott was a furniture maker, grocer, and laborer. He owned a store called Scott & Holmes that sold everything from live poultry, fish and oysters, butter and eggs, and hard and soft shell crabs. Part of a collection related to Everett Mead Scott/Holmes family. A noted family in Pittsburgh’s African American community included local business owners, legal scholars, and professional Jazz musicians. Relatives and descendants of the family include legal scholar Derrick Bell, and Jazz pianist Charles Bell.
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