Wingback chair 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 cream colored, upholstered wingback chair from the Rock Rest Tourist home. The chair has a dark wooden frame and is covered in cream colored upholstery with a red, yellow, and blue floral pattern. The flowers are connected by dark green leafy vines. The armchair has a padded backrest and upholstered scrolled arms. The backrest curves into flared wingbacks and widens slightly at the top. The vertical cushion seams on the padded chair back are sewn into a scallop pattern. The chair arms are flared outwards and the wood at the front ends are embellished with carved concentric circles at the hand rests. The bottom portion of the back chair legs flare slightly outwards while the front legs are straight. The dark wood frame of the chair is visible at the legs, the front of the arm rests, and along the front edges of the chair back. The underside of the seat is lined with black fabric. A blank paper form is stapled to the underside of the chair.
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: Textiles and Quilts
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: 2011.12.3
objectType: label: Type
content: armchairs
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 textile materials , padding (material) , metal and ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 36 × 28 1/4 × 26 1/2 in. (91.4 × 71.8 × 67.3 cm)