Chef jacket worn by Leah Chase at Dooky Chase's Restaurant
date: label: Date
content: 1990-2019
name: label: Used by
content: Leah Chase, American, 1923 - 2019
label: Manufactured by
content: Uncommon Threads, American, founded 1987
notes: label: Description
content: A red chef’s jacket that was worn by chef Leah Chase her restaurant Dooky Chase. It is a double breasted long sleeve red jacket with black plastic buttons. It has a stand up collar and is a size large. Over the left breast pocket is text in ornate black embroidery that reads “Chef Leah Chase / Dooky Chase’s Restaurant.” There is an adhesive label on the right hand bottom flap of the jacket.
place: label: Place used
content: Tremé, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Cooking and dining
label: Topic
content: Foodways
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
label: Exhibition
content: Cultural Expressions
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dooky Chase Restaurant Inc. and Chase Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.96.2
objectType: label: Type
content: menus
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: polyester and cotton (fiber) with plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 32 1/2 × 25 in. (82.6 × 63.5 cm)