- On View
- Segregation Gallery
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- Objects in this Location
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 20th century
- Medium
- cast iron
- Dimensions
- 7 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (19.7 x 11.4 x 12.1 cm)
- Description
- A metal coin bank in the form of "Mammy" seated on a chamber pot. The woman is depicted wearing a kerchief and dress. She is seated on a chamber pot and holding the dress above her backside. A metal flat-head screw is located in the center of her backside; another is located on the back of the figure's head. A rectangular slot for inserting coins is located in the center of her upper back.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Collection title
- Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
- Classification
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- Racist and Stereotypical Objects
- Type
- banks (containers)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
- Object number
- 2007.7.220
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.