Armchair from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

2011.12.2ab: An upholstered armchair (2011.12.2a) with cushion (2011.12.2b) from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. 2011.12.2a: An upholstered armchair from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The overstuffed chair is covered with an orange-brown woven fabric that covers the entire frame of the chair. The armchair has a padded backrest, padded scrolled arms, and padded wingbacks. The wingbacks and arms flare outwards. The backrest widens slightly at the top and the top half features two rows of button tufts with three at the top, and two below. The base of the chair has a short, box pleat skirt separated from the base by a piped seam. There are two white tags sewn to the base of the chair. The top tag identifies the cover as [TONI AZTEC] fabric with an [F 1160] style number. The bottom tag is a manufacturer's label identifying the materials used. 2011.12.2b: A matching seat cushion (2011.12.2b) from an armchair (2011.12.

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