Oyster can used by the Mt. Vernon Packing Company
date: label: Date
content: late 20th century
name: label: Distributed by
content: Mt. Vernon Packing Company, American
notes: label: Description
content: Tin can for the G and E Oysters brand distributed by the Mt. Vernon Packing Company. The can is white with light green text and images. A green line runs along the top and bottom of the can. On the front and back of the can is an illustrated graphic of an oyster boat anchored near a covered pier with a jut of land in the background. On the landscape behind the pier is a stripped lighthouse. Above the graphic in large block font is “G / AND / E / BRAND.” Below the graphic is dark green text that reads “OYSTERS / NET CONTENTS 12 FL. OZ.” On the right side of the can is additional dark green text that reads “CHESAPEAKE / AND / TANGIER / OYSTERS / Shucked daily with the great- / est care given to clean- / liness and sanitation / SEE LID / FOR SIZE DESIGNATION / MT. VERNON PACKING CO. / PRINCESS ANNE, MD. 21853 / DISTRIBUTORS.” On the left side of the can is a vertical line of dark green text above the seam of the can that reads “PERISHABLE KEEP ICED.” The top of the can includes a clear plastic top.
place: label: Place made
content: Princess Anne, Somerset County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Black Enterprise
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Cooking and dining
label: Topic
content: Labor
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
label: Exhibition
content: Making a Way Out of No Way
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Deborah T. Salahu-Din
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.225.2
objectType: label: Type
content: cans
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: tin, plastic, ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 3/4 × 3 1/2 × 3 3/8 in. (7 × 8.9 × 8.6 cm)