- 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
- glaze on ceramic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3 11/16 × 2 11/16 × 4 1/16 in. (9.4 × 6.9 × 10.3 cm)
- Description
- A creamer from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The creamer is from a Czechoslovakian cream and sugar set. It is entirely constructed from off-white ceramic. The body of the vessel is pitcher-shaped, and the exterior surface is molded to resemble a cluster of grapes. The handle is shaped like a grapevine. Grape leaves decorate the front of the rim. The interior is plain. A black stamp on the bottom of the creamer reads [MADE IN / CZECHOSLOVAKIA].
- Place collected
- Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- Czechoslovakia, Europe
- Collection title
- The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- Type
- creamers
- 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
- 2011.12.61
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown – Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




