Kourt King croquet game set balls from Rock Rest Tourist Home: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Kourt King croquet game set balls from Rock Rest Tourist Home. The set has six (6) different colored balls: red, orange, blue, black, yellow, and green.

2011.12.32.2.1: A red Kourt King croquet game ball from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The ball is lacquered and is primarily red with two (2) white stripes around the center.

2011.12.32.2.2: An orange Kourt King croquet game ball from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The ball is lacquered and is primarily orange with two (2) white stripes around the center.

2011.12.32.2.3: A blue Kourt King croquet game ball from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The ball is lacquered and is primarily blue with two (2) white stripes around the center.

2011.12.32.2.4: A black Kourt King croquet game ball from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The ball is lacquered and is primarily black with two (2) white stripes around the center.

2011.12.32.2.5: A yellow Kourt King croquet game ball from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The ball is lacquered and is primarily yellow with two (2) white stripes around the center.

2011.12.32.2.6: A green Kourt King croquet game ball from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The ball is lacquered and is primarily green with two (2) white stripes around the center.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: mid 20th century
• Manufactured by: Indiana Handle Company, Inc., American, founded 1932
• Owned by: Clayton Sinclair, American
• Owned by: Hazel Sinclair, American
• Subject of: Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
• Type: croquet sets
• Type: balls (recreational artifacts)
• Medium: lacquer and paint on wood
• Dimensions: H x W x D (2011.12.32.2.1: Red ball): 3 × 3 1/16 × 3 1/16 in. (7.6 × 7.7 × 7.7 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W x D (2011.12.32.2.2: Orange ball): 3 1/16 × 3 × 3 in. (7.7 × 7.6 × 7.6 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W x D (2011.12.32.2.3: Blue ball): 3 1/16 × 3 × 3 in. (7.7 × 7.6 × 7.6 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W x D (2011.12.32.2.4: Black ball): 3 1/16 × 3 in. (7.7 × 7.6 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W x D (2011.12.32.2.5: Yellow ball): 3 1/16 × 3 × 3 in. (7.7 × 7.6 × 7.6 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W x D (2011.12.32.2.6: Green ball): 3 1/16 × 3 × 3 in. (7.7 × 7.6 × 7.6 cm)
• Place collected: Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
• Place made: Paoli, Orange County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Black Enterprise
• Topic: Black interiors
• Topic: Business
• Topic: Recreation
• Topic: Segregation
• Topic: Sports
• Topic: Travel
• Object number: 2011.12.32.2.1-.6
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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