Tin for Madam C.J. Walker's Hair and Scalp Preparation
date: label: Date
content: 1940s - 1960s
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1906
label: Subject of
content: Madam C.J. Walker, American, 1867 - 1919
notes: label: Description
content: The canister is fitted to a lid that shares a similar color scheme with the main body of the container. The lid has a brown background with yellow text and at its center is a white oval formatted with the Madam CJ Walker logo on its left and the product name [Madam CJWalker/Hair & Scalp/Preparation] written in brown text. The canister has a yellow background with brown text; the side label has a slightly larger white oval than the oval on the lid. It is framed on either side by the Madam CJ Walker logo. The product name is written in brown text in the oval on the can side and reads [Madam CJ Walker/Hair & Scalp Preparation].
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place made
content: Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Hair
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Accessories and Personal Effects
label: Exhibition
content: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Dawn Simon Spears and Alvin Spears, Sr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.159.4
objectType: label: Type
content: canisters
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: metal
label: Dimensions
content: Diameter: 2 5/8 × 1 1/16 in. (6.7 × 2.7 cm)