Manufactured by
International Silver, American, 1898 - 1983
Subject of
Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
Owned by
Sinclair, Clayton, American
Sinclair, Hazel, American
Date
1941-1973
Medium
silver on metal and stainless steel
Dimensions
H x W x D: 11/16 × 9 3/8 × 1/2 in. (1.8 × 23.8 × 1.3 cm)
Description
An International Silver knife from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The stainless steel knife with silver-plate handle is from International Silver’s 1847 Rogers Bros. line, Eternally Yours pattern. The neck of the knife is slightly tapers outwards towards the end of the handle. The handle has raised edges. The design on the tip of the handle is pierced at the center. On either side of the piercing are two stylized cornucopias that terminate in two five petal flowers on either side of a four leaf clover. Molded text on the back of the hand reads [1847 ROGERS BROS / STAINLESS].
Place collected
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Place made
Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Type
knives (cutting tools)
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
2011.12.59.2
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5242e70de-b508-400b-babb-199a1200165a

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