Columbine Vineyards Grape Box
notes: label: Description
content: To make wine at home, Francesco Lee (Lia) purchased grapes at local markets, most of which arrived by rail from California. Typically, the grapes were red varietals like Alicante Bouschet, Carignane, and Zinfandel, fruit with tough skins that could survive the long shipment across the country. The marking on the box, “Columbine Vineyards,” indicates the probable source for some of the grapes used by the Lees. Columbine Vineyards was established in California’s San Joaquin Valley by Marin Caratan, an immigrant from Croatia. After harvesting his first crop of grapes in 1926, Caratan’s business expanded and continues into the 21st century. This box held grapes for the crusher and was probably used by the Lees many times over several years.
topic: label: Subject
content: Wine
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content: Work and Industry: Food Technology
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content: Food
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content: FOOD: Transforming the American Table 1950-2000
label: Exhibition
content: Food: Transforming the American Table
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: John Lee
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1997.0154.05
label: catalog number
content: 1997.0154.05
label: accession number
content: 1997.0154
objectType: label: Object Name
content: grape box
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 47 in x 24 in; 119.38 cm x 60.96 cm