Seven piece place setting of stainless steel flatware sold by Salaam
date: label: Date
content: 1972
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Distributed by
content: Salaam International, American
label: Owned by
content: Khalid Al Amin
label: Owned by
content: Patricia Al Amin
label: Subject of
content: Nation of Islam, American, founded 1930
notes: label: Description
content: Seven (7) piece place setting of stainless steel flatware purchased from Salaam International in Chicago, Illinois, in 1972 by Khalid and Patricia Al Amin. Each piece has a repeating design of stylized leaves and dots on the front handle and is marked on the verso handle "SALAAM STAINLESS KOREA" except the table knife (.3) which is marked on the verso blade. The pieces include:
label: Description
content: .1: salad fork
label: Description
content: .2: dinner fork
label: Description
content: .3: table knife
label: Description
content: .4: table spoon
label: Description
content: .5: tea spoon
label: Description
content: .6: dessert spoon
label: Description
content: .7: butter knife
place: label: Place used
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Cooking and dining
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Nation of Islam
label: Topic
content: Religion
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
label: Movement
content: Black Nationalism
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Khalid Al Amin
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.10.1.1-.7
objectType: label: Type
content: knives (culinary tools)
label: Type
content: forks
label: Type
content: spoons
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: stainless steel
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.1): 6 7/16 × 15/16 × 1 in. (16.4 × 2.4 × 2.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.2): 7 1/2 × 15/16 × 1 in. (19.1 × 2.4 × 2.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.3): 8 11/16 × 3/4 × 3/16 in. (22.1 × 1.9 × 0.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.4): 7 9/16 × 1 1/2 × 7/8 in. (19.2 × 3.8 × 2.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.5): 6 1/4 × 1 1/4 × 3/4 in. (15.9 × 3.2 × 1.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.6): 6 1/16 × 1 5/16 × 3/4 in. (15.4 × 3.3 × 1.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.7): 6 3/4 × 3/4 × 5/8 in. (17.1 × 1.9 × 1.6 cm)