Created by
Unidentified
Owned by
Sinclair, Clayton, American
Sinclair, Hazel, American
Subject of
Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
Date
after 1979
Medium
dye on wool (textile)
Dimensions
H x W x D: 3/8 × 50 13/16 × 30 11/16 in. (1 × 129 × 78 cm)
Description
A throw rug from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The rectangular pink throw rug has a green band around the edges and white fringe at the two short ends. There are designs depicting military items including grenades, a submachine gun, handguns, jeeps, tanks, and helicopters woven into the short pile rug. Between the military designs are repeating daisies with solid or multicolor petals in planters, quatrefoils, X marks, and crosses. The designs are woven in reds, tans, browns, yellows, and blues set against a mauve pink background. The black-outlined green band around the edges is accented with a row of repeating daisy heads with multicolor petals. The white fringe on the short ends is knotted. The backing is a tufted reverse image of the front design.
Place collected
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Place made
Afghanistan, Asia
Collection title
The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
Classification
Textiles and Quilts
Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Type
throw rugs
Topic
Black Enterprise
Black interiors
Business
Craftsmanship
Military
Recreation
Segregation
Travel
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
Object number
2011.12.10
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a9c9e5e9-5a98-48dd-81d9-4a1ee18b53ba

Cataloging is an ongoing process and we may update this record as we conduct additional research and review. If you have more information about this object, please contact us at NMAAHCDigiTeam@si.edu

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