Plant stand table 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: Margeson Brothers Furniture Store, American
label: Subject of
content: Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
notes: label: Description
content: A wooden plant stand table from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The mahogany, wood table is tall and narrow with a small, round top, turned legs, and a diamond-shaped shelf at the bottom connecting all four legs. The tabletop is plain and is supported by a round skirt with the bottom edge carved with a ribbon and ball pattern. The top of the four legs are squared and carved into identical rectangular shapes that feature a carved floral pattern on the outwards facing sides. Below, the wood is turned, fluted, and tapers towards the bottom shelf. The points of the diamond-shaped bottom shelf are attached to the legs at a second set of carved rectangular shapes. The outward facing sides of those rectangular shapes feature a simple carved, interior rectangular frame. A partially torn, blue and white label adhered to the bottom of the table has white printed text that reads [[MARGESO?]N BROS. [SPECIA?]LISTS IN / FURNISHINGS / [PORTSM?]OUTH N.H] and handwritten pencil text below that reads [Mah]. On the underside of the table shelf is a partially torn, round, blue and white sticker with white text that reads [[----?] COMPANY] with a printed partial, red, triangle below that reads [REGISTERED] at the base and has illegible text on the other two sides.
place: label: Place collected
content: Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
label: Place purchased
content: Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, 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: 2011.12.5
objectType: label: Type
content: plant stands
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 mahogany
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 30 × 15 × 15 in. (76.2 × 38.1 × 38.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Diameter: 15 in. (38.1 cm)