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
cotton (textile) on wood with polyurethane and metal
Dimensions
H x W x D (Overall): 32 × 35 × 30 in. (81.3 × 88.9 × 76.2 cm)
H x W x D (2011.12.2a): 32 × 35 × 30 in. (81.3 × 88.9 × 76.2 cm)
H x W x D (2011.12.2b): 4 1/2 × 22 5/16 × 21 7/16 in. (11.4 × 56.7 × 54.5 cm)
Description
2011.12.2ab: An upholstered armchair (2011.12.2a) with cushion (2011.12.2b) from the Rock Rest Tourist Home.
2011.12.2a: An upholstered armchair from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The overstuffed chair is covered with an orange-brown woven fabric that covers the entire frame of the chair. The armchair has a padded backrest, padded scrolled arms, and padded wingbacks. The wingbacks and arms flare outwards. The backrest widens slightly at the top and the top half features two rows of button tufts with three at the top, and two below. The base of the chair has a short, box pleat skirt separated from the base by a piped seam. There are two white tags sewn to the base of the chair. The top tag identifies the cover as [TONI AZTEC] fabric with an [F 1160] style number. The bottom tag is a manufacturer's label identifying the materials used.
2011.12.2b: A matching seat cushion (2011.12.2b) from an armchair (2011.12.2a) from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The square shaped cushion is covered with an orange-brown woven fabric which matches the rest of the armchair. The cushion has piped seams running around the top and bottom edges.
Place collected
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
Classification
Textiles and Quilts
Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Type
armchairs
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
2011.12.2ab
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53fb1cf9c-a45a-4e8f-9f8a-3f7cb073e6a7

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