Created by
Brad Keeler Artwares, American
Owned by
Sinclair, Clayton, American
Sinclair, Hazel, American
Subject of
Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
Date
ca. 1949
Medium
paint on ceramic
Dimensions
H x W x D: 4 1/8 × 13 × 13 in. (10.5 × 33 × 33 cm)
Description
A three-part divided Lobsterware dish designed by Brad Keeler Artwares from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The dish is shaped with three (3) green, cupped, lettuce leaves. A large, red lobster sits on top with its claws extended outwards. The lobster’s tail serves as a handle. The bottom of the dish is a gradient green to white color. A black stamp reads [BRAD KEELER / MADE IN U.S.A.] and a second stamp below reads [866].
Place collected
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Place made
Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
Classification
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Type
serving dishes
Topic
Black Enterprise
Black interiors
Business
Cooking and dining
Design
Domestic life
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
2011.12.43.1
Restrictions & Rights
Public Domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50a6d66b8-e54c-4e5a-ba9b-e774c89a5f82

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