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
straw with shell , paper (fiber product) and thread
Dimensions
H x W x D: 4 1/8 × 11 5/16 × 12 15/16 in. (10.5 × 28.8 × 32.8 cm)
Description
A straw hat from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The hat is comprised of woven fiber bands that have been stitched together in a spiral pattern from the top of the crown to the edge of the brim. The hat is Stetson style with a wide brim that curves upwards on the sides and the back and a front dip. A woven fiber band shaped into a bow is stitched to the front of the crown. A row of small, eighteen (18) seashells have been stitched along the sides and back of the crown. The interior of the hat is plain with a rectangle of paper stitched to the top of the crown.
Place collected
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
Classification
Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Type
hats
Topic
Black Enterprise
Black interiors
Business
Clothing and dress
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
2011.12.38
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5da4a7d9f-54d0-4036-b892-4c5e3d5679a2

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