Package of Nature Secrète Lightening Moisturizing Body Cream
date: label: Date
content: 2020
name: label: Manufactured by
content: El Paradis Cosmetic, Ivorian
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
notes: label: Description
content: A jar (a) with lid (b) and box (c) of Nature Secrète Lightening Moisturizing Body Cream.
label: Description
content: 2022.95ab: A jar of Nature Secrète Lightening Moisturizing Body Cream made from white plastic with a white plastic lid. The cylindrical jar has a primarily white adhesive label applied to the front that features a repeating light green graphic of a snail above the text [Nature Secrète]. At the top center of the label is a large green snail graphic. Printed below is green and black text in varying sizes and fonts that reads [Nature Secrète / á l’huile d’ARGAN / Crème DE CORPS / Pour une peau soyeuse et resplendissante]. In the top left corner of the label is a triangular banner with white text printed inside that reads [Nouveau]. Stamped over the large snail graphic is the fabrication and expiration dates printed in black ink. The back of the jar is plain. The white cap is round and has a molded grip around the edges.
label: Description
content: 2022.95c: A rectangular, cardboard box packaging for the jar of Nature Secrète Lightening Moisturizing Body Cream. The front and back of the box is primarily white with a repeating light green graphic of a snail above the text [Nature Secrète] and a silver frame. At the top center of the front is a large green snail graphic. Printed below is green and black text in varying sizes and fonts that reads [Nature Secrète / á l’huile d’ARGAN / Lightening Moisturizing / BODY CREAM]. Below are two nearly identical, side-by-side photographs of a pairs of women’s legs. The photograph on the left has the text [BEFORE] printed at the top and features a pair of legs with a darker skin tone than the photograph on the right. The photograph on the right has the text [AFTER] printed at the top and features a pair of legs with a lighter skin tone than the photograph on the left. There is also a small snail resting on the top of the legs on the right. Portuguese text printed below the photographs reads [clareamento CRÈME / CORPORAL e hidratação]. In the bottom left corner is a small green banner with white text that reads [ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL]. Green text printed in the right corner reads [Phyto-naturel]. The back of the box is nearly identical to the front but the text is printed in English. One side of the box also features two nearly identical photographs at the top and near the bottom. The photographs at the top are two close-ups of a woman's face below the text [AVANT] and [APRES]. The photograph of the model, on the left, shows the model with blemished skin and a darker skin tone. The same model, shown on the right, has unblemished skin and a lighter skin tone. The two photographs printed near the bottom are close-ups of a woman's feet with her ankles crossed and her hands resting on the top of her proper left foot. The photograph on the left this shows a model with a darker skin tone, and the photograph on the right shows a model with a lighter skin tone. At the bottom is a logo and information for the manufacturers, El Paradis Cosmetic. The other side of the box is nearly identical but the text is printed in English and the ingredients are listed at the bottom along with a barcode.
place: label: Place purchased
content: Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place made
content: Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: Beauty culture
label: Topic
content: Colorism
label: Topic
content: Cosmetics
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Accessories and Personal Effects
label: Exhibition
content: Cultural Expressions
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2022.95abc
objectType: label: Type
content: jars
label: Type
content: boxes (containers)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on plastic and cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Overall): 4 × 3 × 2 1/2 in. (10.2 × 7.6 × 6.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Jar): 3 1/4 × 3 × 2 1/2 in. (8.3 × 7.6 × 6.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Lid): 3/4 × 2 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (1.9 × 6.4 × 6.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (box): 4 1/4 × 3 1/16 × 2 7/8 in. (10.8 × 7.8 × 7.3 cm)