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
- ca. 2012
- Object number
- 2014.218.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- 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
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Clothing and dress
- Communities
- Cooking and dining
- Foodways
- Women
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2014.218.1
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57675c8a6-d5d0-4c86-b4a8-94af425016a4
