Table, Communion
Object number92.76.1
Datec. 1915
Possible OriginHomestead, PA
MediumOak
Credit LineGift of Russell M. Freeman for Second Baptist Church.
DescriptionOak communion table.Dimensions30.2499 x 25.9999 x 47.9999 in. (76.8 x 66 x 121.9 cm)Inscriptions"IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME" carved block letters nailed to front of the table
Historical NotesOak communion table from Second Baptist Church, an African-American church. Label TextCommunion table from the Second Baptist Church, Homestead, Pennsylvania. In 1905, Second Baptist was formed as a mission for African Americans who settled in Homestead’s First and second Wards. Many of the male congregants were steel workers. Originally located at 226 Sixth Avenue, the Second Baptist Church moved more than five times, between 1905 and 1915, before securing a permanent home. Congregants carried this oak communion table, used during Sunday services, to each new location. The words “In Remembrance of Me” are nailed in the front panel.
Previous owner
Second Baptist Church
(founded 1905)
On View
On view
c. 1850
The Singer Manufacturing Company
W.D. Allison Company
