Manufactured by
Unidentified
Subject of
Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
Owned by
Sinclair, Clayton, American
Sinclair, Hazel, American
Date
mid 20th-late 20th century
Medium
metal
Dimensions
H x W x D: 4 1/4 × 7 1/16 × 6 7/16 in. (10.8 × 18 × 16.3 cm)
Description
An ice bucket from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The small, silver toned bucket has plain interior and exterior walls and two round, flat handles with semicircular cutouts, soldered to each side. The bucket has a narrow base that tapers outward into a wide, round lip.
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
ice buckets
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
2011.12.60
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5999a67ba-a801-4b8d-bfd2-4ffe34ba50bb

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