Barrister style bookcase 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.

2011.12.8a-f: A Globe-Wernicke barrister style bookcase from the Rock Rest Tourist home. The sectional bookcase is comprised of six-sectional pieces: a cornice top, four shelves, and a base with drawer at the bottom. The bookcase is Globe-Wernicke Grade No. 598, with a mahogany, medium dark finish, brushed brass trimmings and center doorknobs. 2011.12.8a: The cornice top from a Globe-Wernicke barrister style bookcase from the Rock Rest Tourist home. The top is narrow and features a scrolled cap above cove molding and a squared listel. The bottom left and right sides and front corners feature brushed brass strip locking mechanisms that cover the joints between this top section and the shelf section below. Nailed to each side of the underside of the cornice are two natural wood support bars that are designed to interlock with the single support bar of the shelf section below. The front support bar has a single flute down the center.

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