Spool of off-white metallic 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 spool of off-white yarn shot with gold, plastic, metallic colored thread from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The yarn is wrapped over a cardboard spool. A metallic gold label with red and gold text, wrapped around the center of the yarn reads [Made in U.S.A.], [ART. / A.64-M], [J.&P. COATS], [Metallic / "KNIT-CRO-SHEEN"], and [BOILFAST/ ®]. On the back of the label is red text that reads [IT IS ADVISABLE TO PURCHASE AT / ONE TIME SUFFICIENT MATERIAL / TO COMPLETE YOUR ARTICLE. / FOR APPAREL, BEDSPREADS, / DOILIES & FASHION ACCESSORIES.]. One side of the label reads [MERCERIZED COTTON / METALLIC YARN] and [29¢].
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: 2011.12.4.4
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: cotton (textile) on cardboard and ink on metallic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 3 1/4 × 3 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (8.3 × 8.9 × 8.9 cm)