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
Type
bedframes
footboards
headboards
brackets (finish hardware)
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.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd533303981-30fa-4c29-8d43-2aae27ade6e3

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