Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Sinclair, Clayton, American
Sinclair, Hazel, American
Subject of
Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
Date
1948
Medium
varnish on mahogany with wood
Dimensions
H x W x D (2011.12.14a): 49 1/2 × 57 1/4 × 2 3/8 in. (125.7 × 145.4 × 6 cm)
H x W x D (2011.12.14b): 43 3/4 × 57 1/4 × 2 5/8 in. (111.1 × 145.4 × 6.7 cm)
H x W x D (2011.12.14c): 4 1/2 × 38 3/16 × 1 9/16 in. (11.5 × 97 × 4 cm)
H x W x D (2011.12.14d): 4 1/2 × 38 3/16 × 1 9/16 in. (11.5 × 97 × 4 cm)
H x W x D (2011.12.14e): 11/16 × 53 11/16 × 3 11/16 in. (1.8 × 136.3 × 9.3 cm)
H x W x D (2011.12.14f): 11/16 × 54 × 3 11/16 in. (1.7 × 137.1 × 9.3 cm)
H x W x D (2011.12.14g): 3/4 × 53 3/4 × 2 11/16 in. (1.9 × 136.5 × 6.8 cm)
H x W x D (2011.12.14h): 11/16 × 54 1/16 × 2 11/16 in. (1.8 × 137.3 × 6.8 cm)
H x W x D (2011.12.14i): 11/16 × 54 1/8 × 2 11/16 in. (1.8 × 137.4 × 6.8 cm)
Description
A bed frame from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The disassembled bed has several parts that include: a headboard (2011.12.14a), footboard (2011.12.14b), right and left side rails (2011.12.14cd), and five bed slats (2011.12.14e-i). The headboard, footboard, and siderails are constructed from a dark tone, reddish, wood with a polished mahogany veneer. The bed slats are made from partially finished natural wood. The headboard is a carved, rectangular shaped with semicircular cut outs at the top two corners. Across the top edge is a band of carved beads. It is connected at the bottom corners to two turned bedposts. The crossbar below is wide, plain, and flat. The footboard is a carved, bow shape with turned posts, and a turned, horizontal cross rail. The bedposts are taller than the headboard and footboard and end in finials. Stamped on the back of the headboard is black text that reads [NO. H. 3524. BED. 4/6/XX. / MAHOG. VENEER 2/17/48]. The two cross rails have a plain, polished front surface and an unvarnished back. Each rail has two metal hooks on each end. The five bed slats are long rectangular planks. They are also flat with a narrow thickness and vary slightly in widths. Each slat has a rough side and a smooth side.
Place collected
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
Classification
Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Type
bed slats
bedframes
footboards
headboards
Topic
Black Enterprise
Black interiors
Business
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
2011.12.14a-i
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56954392d-9cbb-4c40-a4c6-a0653c186d77

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