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
paint on wicker with rattan , wood , steel , brass (alloy) and cloth
Dimensions
H x W x D (Chair): 36 1/4 × 27 3/4 × 28 1/4 in. (92.1 × 70.5 × 71.8 cm)
H x W x D (Cushion): 5 1/4 × 20 3/4 × 20 1/4 in. (13.3 × 52.7 × 51.4 cm)
Description
A wicker armchair from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The chair features a wicker wrapped wooden frame and a seat cushion support. The wicker and wood have been painted a light blue and the cushion is a darker greenish blue. The chair has a high, continuous back support and sides with a closed basket weave. The narrow arms and the frame of the continuous back support also feature a closed weave. The chair also has plaiting along the chair’s front that spans upwards across the outside edges of the arms and extends up and around the top edge of the back support. The seat front has a closed weave with arched aprons below on the front and sides. The back is open exposing the crisscrossed stretchers. The seat cushion support is constructed from basket woven fabric strips tacked to the wooden frame. The rear legs, crisscrossed stretchers, and front legs are wicker wrapped. The front legs feature bulbous feet.
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
wickerwork
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
2011.12.30
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e5743170-fbcc-4ab9-9aad-a0010ae1dd65

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