Object Details
- Manufactured by
- Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1906
- Subject of
- Madam C.J. Walker, American, 1867 - 1919
- Description
- The canister is fitted to a lid that shares a similar color scheme with the main body of the container. The lid has a brown background with yellow text and at its center is a white oval formatted with the Madam CJ Walker logo on its left and the product name [Madam CJWalker/Hair & Scalp/Preparation] written in brown text. The canister has a yellow background with brown text; the side label has a slightly larger white oval than the oval on the lid. It is framed on either side by the Madam CJ Walker logo. The product name is written in brown text in the oval on the can side and reads [Madam CJ Walker/Hair & Scalp Preparation].
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Dawn Simon Spears and Alvin Spears, Sr.
- 1940s - 1960s
- Object number
- 2011.159.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- canisters
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 2 5/8 × 1 1/16 in. (6.7 × 2.7 cm)
- Place made
- Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Accessories and Personal Effects
- Exhibition
- Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Business
- Hair
- Women
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2011.159.4
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dcbf64c4-bd95-4c1c-abaa-9a9f08b4acd2
