Wood music cabinet with mirror from the Sugg McDonald house: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Wood mahogany music cabinet (2014.316.1a) with beveled glass mirror (2014.316.1b) set vertically on top of the cabinet. The mirror has a straight bottom edge, rounded sides, and a rounded top with a broken finial. The cabinet has carved cabriole legs in front and straight legs in back. The legs have several nails hammered on the sides for support. The feet of the front legs are carved in the cloven style. The front of the cabinet has door with an acanthus leaf carved into it at the bottom. There are shelves inside the door.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1905
• Owned by: William Sugg, American, 1828 - 1889
• Owned by: Mary Elizabeth Sugg, American, 1839 - 1915
• Owned by: Vernon Sugg McDonald, American, 1906 - 1982
• Type: cabinets (case furniture)
• Medium: wood, metal and glass
• Dimensions: H x W:: 47 × 19 1/4 × 15 in. (119.4 × 48.9 × 38.1 cm)
• Place collected: Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: American West
• Topic: Black interiors
• Topic: Domestic life
• Topic: Families
• Object number: 2014.316.1ab
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bob and Sherri Brennan in memory of Vernon Sugg McDonald
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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