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
leather with brass (alloy) , metal and plastic
Dimensions
H x W x D: 34 7/16 × 2 3/4 × 1 9/16 in. (87.5 × 7 × 4 cm)
Description
A leather harness with twenty-four (24) sleigh bells. The harness is a wide, brown, leather strap that tapers at both ends. There are two metal buckles at either end of the strap. The bells are brass and trumpet shaped with ball tipped clappers. The bells are attached to the strap with embedded metal hooks and are separated from the leather with red plastic cutouts at the base of each hook. The back of the strap is plain, cracked leather.
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
sleigh bells
Topic
Black Enterprise
Black interiors
Business
Ornamentation
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
2011.12.39
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51c51c4fb-b600-4f61-bec4-ba2845e16486

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