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: 1 7/16 × 8 3/4 × 9 7/16 in. (3.6 × 22.2 × 24 cm)
Description
A Lobsterware plate designed by Brad Keeler Artwares from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The plate is shaped like a large lettuce leaf and has a small, red lobster claw attached on the left side, near the base of the leaf. The bottom of the dish is a gradient green to white color. A black stamp reads [891] and a second stamp below reads [BRAD KEELER / MA[DE IN] U.S.A.].
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
Craftsmanship
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
2011.12.43.2
Restrictions & Rights
Public Domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b8a6053c-ff66-430d-b998-a9f7007852f2

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