Doll parts from the Rock Rest Tourist Home
date: label: Date
content: mid 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
label: Owned by
content: Clayton Sinclair, American
label: Owned by
content: Hazel Sinclair, American
notes: label: Description
content: Three matching handmade baby doll parts found in drawer E of the Singer cabinet table from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The handmade, clay sculpted parts include the doll’s head (2011.12.18.2.8a), foot (2011.12.18.2.8b), and fragment (2011.12.18.2.8c) which have all been painted a uniform dark brown.
label: Description
content: 2011.12.18.2.8a: The head has short, cropped curly hair, ears, and part of the neck. The doll’s facial features include round cheeks, thick lips, a short button nose, and open eyes. It has a serious expression on its face. The hair curl texture is defined with stippling and swirls in the clay. On the bottom of the neck are dabs of yellow and orange paint.
label: Description
content: 2011.12.18.2.8b: The foot is a right foot. The toes are undefined, and it has a thick ankle. A fragment has sheared off the front exposing the bright clay below. The top of the foot, above the ankle, is unpainted.
label: Description
content: 2011.12.18.2.8c: The fragment is roughly hand shaped. It is thicker at the top and thins towards the bottom. The top side is cross hatched stamped. The back is rough textured and has losses at the top and down the center.
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: 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: Toys and Games
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: 2011.12.18.2.7abc
objectType: label: Type
content: dolls
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: paint on clay
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2011.12.18.2.7a): 2 3/8 × 1 15/16 × 2 3/16 in. (6 × 5 × 5.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2011.12.18.2.7b): 1 1/8 × 9/16 × 1 1/8 in. (2.9 × 1.4 × 2.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2011.12.18.2.7c): 1 × 1/2 × 5/16 in. (2.6 × 1.3 × 0.8 cm)