Object Details
- Created by
- Galt & Bro Inc., American, 1802 - 2001
- Subject of
- Mary Church Terrell, American, 1863 - 1954
- Owned by
- Mary Church Terrell, American, 1863 - 1954
- Description
- Desk calendar monogrammed for Mary Church Terrell. The round calendar has an engraved metal frame with a flower motif. [MCT] is engraved in the center. Months and days are stamped on two (2) pieces of inset plastic. The larger piece with the days turns using a central nob on the metal frame. The bottom of the frame has two (2) small metal feet and there is an attached wood stand on the back to stand the calendar upright. The wood backing and plastic inset are detached from the frame and are in fragile condition. The plastic has yellowed.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ray and Jean Langston in memory of Mary Church and Robert Terrell
- 1892-1934
- Object number
- A2017.13.1.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- perpetual calendars
- Medium
- metal, plastic, wood, ink, backing
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5 3/8 × 5 1/4 × 11/16 in. (13.7 × 13.3 × 1.7 cm)
- Place collected
- Highland Beach, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Mary Church Terrell Family Archive
- Classification
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- Exhibition
- Forces for Change: Mary McLeod Bethune and Black Women's Activism
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Domestic life
- Record ID
- nmaahc_A2017.13.1.12
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ef1b0cb2-d39f-438d-a6ab-0a9a6d6e2080
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