Pair of salt and pepper shakers in form of "Mammy" and "Chef"
date: label: Date
content: 1950s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: Ceramic salt shaker (2007.7.6.1), in the form of "Chef," who is depicted wearing a white chef's uniform, an apron outlined in gold, black shoes, and a white chef's hat with a red mark on the hat rim. "Chef" is holding a red spoon with his proper right hand. There is a gold [S] painted on the bottom center edge of the apron. There are three salt shaker holes at the top of the hat.
label: Description
content: Ceramic pepper shaker (2007.7.6.2), in the form of "Mammy," who is depicted wearing a white dress, white apron edged in gold and a white scarf with gold decoration and a red kerchief covering her head. “Mammy” is holding red spoon with her proper left hand. There is a gold [P] painted on the bottom center edge of the apron. There are three pepper shaker holes at top of the kerchief.
label: Statement
content: Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Caricature and cartoons
label: Topic
content: Cooking and dining
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Stereotypes
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
label: Classification
content: Racist and Stereotypical Objects
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 of the Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2007.7.6.1-.2
objectType: label: Type
content: containers for serving and consuming food
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: ceramic and gold leaf
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2007.7.6.1): 4 7/8 × 1 7/8 × 1 7/8 in. (12.4 × 4.8 × 4.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2007.7.6.2): 5 × 2 1/4 × 1 3/4 in. (12.7 × 5.7 × 4.4 cm)