- Manufactured by
- Oneida Limited, American, founded 1880
- Subject of
- Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
- Owned by
- Sinclair, Clayton, American
- Sinclair, Hazel, American
- Date
- 1956
- Medium
- silver on metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3/8 × 5 7/8 × 1 1/8 in. (1 × 15 × 2.9 cm)
- Description
- An Oneida Silver fruit/orange spoon from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The silver-plated spoon is from Oneida’s Twilight by Community pattern. The bowl of the spoon comes to a pointed tip. The neck of the spoon is narrow and has a molded decorative element of four elongated scallops. Below the scallops, the handle is squared and tapers inwards slightly at the bottom. Stamped text on the back of the handle reads [Twilight / Community].
- Place collected
- Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- Sherrill, Oneida County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- Type
- silverware
- 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
- 2011.12.59.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown – Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




