Spool of green yarn from the Rock Rest Tourist Home
date: label: Date
content: mid 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: J. and P. Coats, British, founded 1830
label: Owned by
content: Clayton Sinclair, American
label: Owned by
content: Hazel Sinclair, American
label: Subject of
content: Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
notes: label: Description
content: A partially used spool of green cotton yarn from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The yarn is loosely wrapped over a wide cardboard spool with the loose end of the yarn wrapped around the center of the spool. At the center of the spool end, on one side, is a label with encircled red and white text that reads ["KNIT-CRO-SHEEN" / 175 / YARDS / J.&P. COATS / BOILFAST] and a red illustration of linked chain around the outer edges of the label.
place: label: Place collected
content: Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
label: Place made
content: Uxbridge, London, England, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black Enterprise
label: Topic
content: Black interiors
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Recreation
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: Travel
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
label: Classification
content: Textiles and Quilts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.12.4.6
objectType: label: Type
content: spools
label: Type
content: sewing tools and equipment
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: yarn on cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 3 1/8 × 3 5/16 × 3 5/16 in. (8 × 8.4 × 8.4 cm)