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
varnish on wood with textile materials, padding (material), steel and brass (alloy)
Dimensions
H x W x D: 10 3/4 × 15 1/2 × 11 1/2 in. (27.3 × 39.4 × 29.2 cm)
Description
An ottoman with storage from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The ottoman is upholstered in a tan fabric with a floral pattern of large green, blue, and orange flowers, vines, and leaves. The fabric covering the ottoman is held in place with metal tacks visible at the folds on the bottom right and left sides of the ottoman. The ottoman has four medium brown wooden feet. There are two brass hinges at the back of the ottoman attaching the top to the base. It opens into two wood lined storage compartments divided by a hinged wooden flap connected to the top side of the ottoman with two additional brass hinges. The top storage compartment is empty. Under the flap, the bottom storage compartment has wooden dividers that separate it into five (5) sub compartments that contain yarn spools, string, lace, and plastic rings (2011.12.4.2-.8). Attached to the top and bottom parts of the ottoman's interior is a chain that holds the open top at a ninety degree angle to the base.
Place collected
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
Classification
Textiles and Quilts
Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Type
ottomans
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
2011.12.4.1
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51ee52e29-951d-4260-8b0e-f99c8bfa5d09

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