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Wicker armchair from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Manufactured by

    Unidentified

    Owned by

    Clayton Sinclair, American
    Hazel Sinclair, American

    Subject of

    Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976

    Description

    A wicker armchair from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The chair features a wicker wrapped wooden frame and a seat cushion. The wicker and wood have been painted a light blue and the cushion is a darker cadet blue. The chair has a high back support and sides with open crisscross gridding. The wide flat arms and the frame of the continuous back support feature a closed weave. The chair also has plaiting along the chair’s front that spans upwards across the outside edges of the arms and extends up and around the top edge of the back support. The seat front has a closed weave with arched aprons below with open crisscross gridding. The seat frame is plain, painted wood with twelve springs attached along the interior edges. The springs are attached to thin metal bars that form a grid pattern that support the cushion. The rear legs and crisscrossed stretchers are plain, painted wood. The front legs are wicker wrapped and feature bulbous feet. The seat cushion is covered in a cadet blue vinyl with matching piping along the top edge.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.

    Date

    mid 20th century

    Object number

    2011.12.28

    Restrictions & Rights

    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    wickerwork
    armchairs

    Medium

    paint on wicker with rattan , wood , steel , vinyl and padding (material)

    Dimensions

    H x W x D: 36 1/2 × 28 1/2 × 27 5/8 in. (92.7 × 72.4 × 70.2 cm)

    Place collected

    Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Collection title

    The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection

    Classification

    Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Black Enterprise
    Black interiors
    Business
    Recreation
    Segregation
    Travel

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f7c638f0-6707-4c13-9f1d-cc0837de876c

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2011.12.28

    Discover More

    Blue, open, shell-like chair upholstered in fabric, resting on chrome legs with ottoman.

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