Created by
Unidentified
Owned by
Sinclair, Clayton, American
Sinclair, Hazel, American
Subject of
Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
Date
mid 20th century
Medium
glass with Venetian glass with string (fiber product) , brass (alloy) and metal
Dimensions
H x W x D: 14 3/16 × 2 1/16 × 3/8 in. (36 × 5.2 × 1 cm)
Description
A beaded necklace from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The single strand necklace is strung primarily with blue, white, and pearl colored seed beads. The seed beads are strung in small groupings separated by silvered, mauve colored, glass tube beads. At the front center of the necklace, the strands have been woven together into roughly a pendant shape. At the bottom of the woven pendant are three dangling strands of seed beads capped with rounded, gray glass beads and three larger Millefiori round glass beads. The Millefiori beads are primarily blue with a red floral pattern. The necklace has a gold spring ring clasp at the back center.
Place collected
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
Classification
Jewelry and Adornment
Type
beads
necklaces
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
2011.12.7
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd524d475d6-80a7-4b0c-ae8e-0ab113ca4698

Cataloging is an ongoing process and we may update this record as we conduct additional research and review. If you have more information about this object, please contact us at NMAAHCDigiTeam@si.edu

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