Manufactured by
Unidentified
Subject of
Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
Owned by
Sinclair, Clayton, American
Sinclair, Hazel, American
Date
mid 20th century
Medium
paint and metallic paint on glass
Dimensions
H x W x D: 5 3/16 × 2 13/16 × 2 13/16 in. (13.1 × 7.2 × 7.2 cm)
Description
A highball glass from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The glass is constructed from clear glass with a gold painted rim. The body of the highball glass is decorated with a white spaghetti drizzle design. The walls of the glass are rounded and slightly convex towards the shoulder of the glass.
Place collected
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Type
drinking glasses
Topic
Black Enterprise
Black interiors
Cooking and dining
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
2011.12.58
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50bfbc3d8-e17e-49da-89d0-1038f17f6451

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