- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Sinclair, Clayton, American
- Sinclair, Hazel, American
- Subject of
- Margeson Brothers Furniture Store, American
- Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
- Date
- mid 20th century
- Medium
- varnish on mahogany
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 30 × 15 × 15 in. (76.2 × 38.1 × 38.1 cm)
- Diameter: 15 in. (38.1 cm)
- Description
- A wooden plant stand table from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The mahogany, wood table is tall and narrow with a small, round top, turned legs, and a diamond-shaped shelf at the bottom connecting all four legs. The tabletop is plain and is supported by a round skirt with the bottom edge carved with a ribbon and ball pattern. The top of the four legs are squared and carved into identical rectangular shapes that feature a carved floral pattern on the outwards facing sides. Below, the wood is turned, fluted, and tapers towards the bottom shelf. The points of the diamond-shaped bottom shelf are attached to the legs at a second set of carved rectangular shapes. The outward facing sides of those rectangular shapes feature a simple carved, interior rectangular frame. A partially torn, blue and white label adhered to the bottom of the table has white printed text that reads [[MARGESO?]N BROS. [SPECIA?]LISTS IN / FURNISHINGS / [PORTSM?]OUTH N.H] and handwritten pencil text below that reads [Mah]. On the underside of the table shelf is a partially torn, round, blue and white sticker with white text that reads [[----?] COMPANY] with a printed partial, red, triangle below that reads [REGISTERED] at the base and has illegible text on the other two sides.
- Place collected
- Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
- Place purchased
- Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
- Classification
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- Type
- plant stands
- Topic
- Black Enterprise
- Black interiors
- Business
- Recreation
- 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
- 2011.12.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




