Oyster can used by the Bivalve Oyster Packing Company
date: label: Date
content: late 20th century
name: label: Distributed by
content: Bivalve Oyster Packing Company, American, founded 1946
notes: label: Description
content: Tin can for the B & L Oysters brand and by the Bivalve Oyster Packing Company. The can is light green, dark green, and white in color. The graphic on the bottom of the can depicts waves. The waves are capped in white. A sailboat is on the front of the can. Behind the boat is a large white circle. White text on the front of the can reads “DELICIOUS / B & L / BRAND / OYSTERS.” Below the sailboat is additional white text indicating the size of the can. Written in dark green text to the right of the sailboat is “SEE LID / FOR SIZE DESIGNATION / BIVALVE OYSTER PACKING CO. / BIVALVE, MD. 21814 / DISTRIBUTORS.” On the back of the can is a rectangle with an attached circle at the top. Within the circle is a white graphic of an oyster. Surrounding the circle and oyster is an arc of white text that reads “BIVALVE OYSTER PACKING CO. / DISTRIBUTORS.” Within the rectangle is dark green text that reads “CHESAPEAKE / AND / TANGIER / OYSTERS / Shucked daily with the great- / est care give to clean- / liness and sanitation.” White text at the bottom reads “KEEP ICED UNTIL USED.” 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: 2013.225.1
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: 3 3/4 × 3 1/2 × 3 3/8 in. (9.5 × 8.9 × 8.6 cm)