- Manufactured by
- Frank M. Whiting Company, American, 1878 - 1960
- Subject of
- Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
- Owned by
- Sinclair, Clayton, American
- Sinclair, Hazel, American
- Date
- ca. 1938
- Medium
- silver and glass
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 13/16 × 3 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (2 × 9.5 × 9.5 cm)
- Description
- A Frank M. Whiting and Company silver and glass ashtray from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The ashtray is constructed from clear glass and has a silver rim. The glass bottom has a molded starburst deign with a circle at the center. The rim has a band of round metal beads at the top but is otherwise smooth. Text stamped on the top of rim reads [FRAN[K] WHITING & CO. / STERLING / 04 / PAT PENDING].
- Place collected
- Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- North Attleborough, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
- Classification
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- Type
- ashtrays
- Topic
- Black Enterprise
- Black interiors
- 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
- 2011.12.56
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




