Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Sinclair, Clayton, American
Sinclair, Hazel, American
Subject of
Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
Date
mid 20th century
Medium
varnish on wood with steel
Dimensions
H x W x D: 33 1/4 × 23 × 28 in. (84.5 × 58.4 × 71.1 cm)
Description
A Mission style rocking chair from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The chair features a broad back, a molded chair seat, and broad, flat armrests constructed with reddish dark brown finished wood. The chair back has three, flat, center slats that attach to the straight top rail. The top rail is attached to the rest of the chair frame with a single, silver tone screw on each side. The chair frame also has slightly rounded ears, squared back posts, and straight, squared legs. The chair has a short, plain apron and a single squared stretcher between the two front chair legs. The two rockers are also flat and plain.
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
rocking chairs
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
2011.12.27
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5aca834a5-51a4-4738-a417-f3664de5616a

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