Side table with a mirrored top from the Rock Rest Tourist Home
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1924
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
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
label: Subject of
content: Home Furnishing Styles Association of America, American, founded 1923
notes: label: Description
content: A dark wooden rectangular side table with a mirrored top from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The tabletop features a carved, rectangular wooden frame with a large, beveled mirror at the center. The frame is narrow and has a thin lip around the edges. The table also has a plain skirt, turned legs and an I-shaped support at the bottom connecting all four legs. The turned legs are squared at the top and where they connect to the support near the bottom. In between are a series of repeating rounded shapes, bands, and grooves. Two legs have significant damage near the feet. The bottom of the table is unvarnished. Painted on the bottom center is a gold, white, and black Home Furnishing Styles Association of America seal with black text that reads [H·F·S·A·of·A · / I / N / C/ TRIPLE GUARANTEE / TRADE MARK].
place: label: Place collected
content: Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
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: Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
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: 2011.12.12
objectType: label: Type
content: side tables
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: varnish on wood with reflective glass and iron
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 26 × 20 1/2 × 12 1/2 in. (66 × 52.1 × 31.8 cm)