Coathanger

Object Name:

Coathanger

Object ID:

2003.036

Date:

1940-1960

Description:

Wooden coathanger from Lake Tarleton Club, Pike, NH. Two diagonal arms with dowel crossbar connecting them. Steel hook. Stamped in black ink on face: "'YOUR HOSTS / THE FAMILY JACOBS' / 'IN SUMMERTIME' / LAKE TARLETON CLUB, PIKE, N.H. / 'IN WINTERTIME' / THE LORD TARLETON, MIAMI BEACH". The Lake Tarleton Club was a Jewish summer resort on Lake Tarleton on the western edge of the White Mountains.

Material:

Wood
Metal

Dimensions:

H-8.3 W-16.8 D-1.8 inches

Provenance:

From donor's family, who stayed at the Lake Tarleton Club.

Credit Line:

Gift of David Watters

People:

Jacobs

Subjects:

Coathangers, Resorts