Chef jacket worn by Leah Chase

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Object Details

Manufactured by

Chefwear, American, founded 1990

Owned by

Leah Chase, American, 1923 - 2019

Description

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.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dooky Chase's Restaurant and Chef Leah Chase

Date

ca. 2012

Object number

2014.218.1

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Type

jackets

Medium

cotton (textile)

Dimensions

H x W (Laid Flat): 29 1/8 × 31 1/2 in. (74 × 80 cm)

Place used

Tremé, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

American South

Clothing and dress

Communities

Cooking and dining

Foodways

Women

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57675c8a6-d5d0-4c86-b4a8-94af425016a4

Record ID

nmaahc_2014.218.1