Manufactured by
Homer Laughlin China Company, American, founded 1871
Owned by
Sinclair, Clayton, American
Sinclair, Hazel, American
Subject of
Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
Date
August 1927
Medium
leaf (metal) on ceramic
Dimensions
H x W x D (Overall): 4 5/16 × 10 3/16 × 8 13/16 in. (11 × 25.8 × 22.4 cm)
H x W x D (2011.12.42a): 2 9/16 × 10 3/16 × 8 13/16 in. (6.5 × 25.8 × 22.4 cm)
H x W x D (2011.12.42b): 2 3/8 × 7 7/8 × 7 7/8 in. (6 × 20 × 20 cm)
Description
A Homer Laughlin China Company round covered vegetable bowl (2011.12.42a) with cover (2011.12.42b) from the Rock Rest Tourist Home.
2011.12.42a: A Homer Laughlin China Company round vegetable bowl. The bowl is "Yellowstone," or octagonally, shaped, creamware, with a plain interior. The exterior is decorated with a band of gilt vine and leaves. On the front and back are two (2) yellow rose and black ivy floral sprays. On the bottom is a green stamp that reads [HOMER LAUGHLIN / MADE IN U.S.A. / H 7 N 5] with the company logo, a stylized letter "L" overlaying an "H," above the company name. The number [5] is stamped along the edge of the rim.
2011.12.42b: A Homer Laughlin China Company round vegetable bowl cover. The cover is "Yellowstone," or octagonally, shaped with a plain interior. The exterior is decorated with a band of gilt vine and leaves along the bottom edge and at the top of the handle. Above the gilt band are three (3) yellow rose and black ivy floral sprays at even intervals.
Place collected
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Place made
Newell, Hancock County, West Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
Classification
Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Type
serving dishes
Topic
Black Enterprise
Black interiors
Business
Cooking and dining
Domestic life
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
2011.12.42ab
Restrictions & Rights
Public Domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd525efa94b-eaa6-4a6a-a57d-17ae5ea2a93a

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