Subject of
Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
Owned by
Sinclair, Clayton, American
Sinclair, Hazel, American
Date
mid 20th-late 20th century
Medium
reflective glass and wood
Dimensions
H x W x D: 26 1/8 × 34 × 1 15/16 in. (66.3 × 86.3 × 5 cm)
Description
A wall mirror from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The mirror is rectangular in shape with a dark wooden frame. The frame has an open scroll pediment at the top and a molded frame. The scrolls on the pediment are carved with a web pattern. Between the two scrolls is a carved column with five vertical lines. The silvered mirror has areas of desilvering in the top left and bottom right corners.
Place collected
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
Classification
Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Type
mirrors
Topic
Black Enterprise
Black interiors
Ornamentation
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
2011.12.63
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55e2a5175-aee4-4e2c-84a1-d53a257fdaa4

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