- Manufactured by
- Beverly Mattress Company, American
- Owned by
- Sinclair, Clayton, American
- Sinclair, Hazel, American
- Subject of
- Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
- Date
- April 13, 1960
- Medium
- 2011.12.31.1a, 2011.12.31.2a: vinyl on wood with cotton (textile) , padding (material) and metal
- 2011.12.31.1bc, 2011.12.31.2bc: paint on metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (2011.12.31.1a): 37 11/16 × 37 5/8 × 1 3/4 in. (95.7 × 95.5 × 4.4 cm)
- H x W x D (2011.12.31.1b): 2 1/16 × 3 15/16 × 8 1/16 in. (5.3 × 10 × 20.5 cm)
- H x W x D (2011.12.31.1c): 2 1/16 × 3 15/16 × 8 1/16 in. (5.3 × 10 × 20.5 cm)
- H x W x D (2011.12.31.2a): 37 × 37 7/16 × 1 9/16 in. (94 × 95.1 × 4 cm)
- H x W x D (2011.12.31.2b): 2 1/16 × 3 15/16 × 8 1/16 in. (5.3 × 10 × 20.5 cm)
- H x W x D (2011.12.31.2c): 2 1/16 × 3 15/16 × 8 1/16 in. (5.3 × 10 × 20.5 cm)
- Description
- Headboard (2011.12.31.1a) with brackets (2011.12.31.1bc) and footboard (2011.12.31.2a) with brackets (2011.12.31.2bc) from a bed from the Rock Rest Tourist Home.
- 2011.12.31.1a: The headboard is plain and features a primarily white padded headboard that is roughly rectangular in shape with rounded corners and a slightly curved top. The padded headboard is covered with white, leather grain, vinyl upholstery with mauve veining. Extending downward from the headboards are two, squared, mahogany, bed frame legs. The back of the headboard is covered in a sheer, off-white fabric that exposes the wooden frame and crossbar of the headboard and a vertical metal bar at the center of the headboard. Stapled close to the center is a white vinyl tag with the Beverly manufacturing company information printed on the front along with manufacturing information and stamped with the model number [Blended / Mass. #259]. Stamped at the bottom center is the text [3/3], next to blue handwritten text that reads [#L1]. The back of the tag is stamped [April 13 1960].
- 2011.12.31.1bc: The left and right brackets are metal, brown, and L-shaped. They both have two slots and two screw holes to join the siderails and headboard together.
- 2011.12.31.2a: The footboard is plain and features a primarily white padded footboard that is roughly rectangular in shape with rounded corners and a slightly curved top. The padded headboard is covered with white, leather grain, vinyl upholstery with mauve veining. Extending downward from the headboards are two, squared, mahogany, bed frame legs. The back of the headboard is covered in a sheer, off-white fabric that exposes the wooden frame and crossbar of the headboard and a vertical metal bar at the center of the footboard.
- 2011.12.31.2bc: The left and right brackets are metal, brown, and L-shaped. They both have two slots and two screw holes to join the siderails and headboard together.
- Place collected
- Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
- Classification
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- 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
- 2011.12.31.1abc-2abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




