Chest of drawers from the Rock Rest Tourist Home
date: label: Date
content: mid 20th century
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
notes: label: Description
content: A chest of drawers from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The four tier chest of drawers is primarily constructed from wood with a reddish brown finish and has eight, matching brass oval drop swing handles on the drawer fronts. The top tier has two small, equal sized drawers; each with a center handle. The other three tiers have a single, elongated drawer with handles on each side. The drawer fronts are plain. The drawer divider between the first and second tiers features a carved band of small circles. The other three dividers are plain with raised edges on the top and bottom. The side panels are plain and framed on either side with the squared front and back posts. The front edge of the two front posts are fluted. At the front bottom is a cupid's bow apron. The back of the cabinet is plain and the back panel is held in place with wood nails. The chest has straight bracket feet.
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: 2011.12.19
objectType: label: Type
content: chests of drawers
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 brass (alloy)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 48 × 32 × 17 in. (121.9 × 81.3 × 43.2 cm)