- 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
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 13/16 × 7 13/16 × 1 1/16 in. (2 × 19.9 × 2.7 cm)
- Description
- An International Silver fork from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The silver-plated fork is from International Silver’s 1847 Rogers Bros. line, Eternally Yours pattern. The neck of the fork is narrow and 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], [I S] and [Eternally Yours]. The fork has four tines.
- 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
- forks
- 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
- 2011.12.59.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown – Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




