Chef jacket worn by Leah Chase
date: label: Date
content: ca. 2012
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Chefwear, American, founded 1990
label: Owned by
content: Leah Chase, American, 1923 - 2019
notes: label: Description
content: A red double-breasted chef jacket worn by Leah Chase. The jacket is long sleeved with two pockets on either side of the waist. It is fastened with two rows of six red buttons on the front of the jacket and has a mandarin collar. Yellow embroidery on the PL breast reads [Leah Chase] in script. The manufacturer's tag is sewn at the back of the neck.
place: label: Place used
content: Tremé, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dooky Chase's Restaurant and Chef Leah Chase
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.218.1
objectType: label: Type
content: jackets
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: cotton (textile)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Laid Flat): 29 1/8 × 31 1/2 in. (74 × 80 cm)