- On View
- Segregation Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Created by
- Rosado, Lucy Alfonso Alfaro, American, 1894 - 1978
- Date
- 1935-1940
- Medium
- glass, metal, wood, cloth, wax and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (2007.7.447a): 8 3/8 × 4 15/16 × 4 15/16 in. (21.3 × 12.5 × 12.5 cm)
- H x W x D (2007.7.447b): 1 3/8 × 5 3/4 × 5 3/4 in. (3.5 × 14.6 × 14.6 cm)
- H x W x D (2007.7.447c): 7 1/4 × 3 × 3 in. (18.4 × 7.6 × 7.6 cm)
- H x W x D (2007.7.447d): 2 1/4 × 3 × 2 1/4 in. (5.7 × 7.6 × 5.7 cm)
- Description
- A wax figurine of a vegetable vendor with a basket of produce.
- 2007.7.447a:
- A clear, glass display dome. The glass is one-sixteenth of an inch (1/16") thick.
- 2007.7.447b:
- A black plinth for the figurine and produce basket. The plinth is round and has two (2) round tiers atop three (3) rectangular feet.
- 2007.7.447c:
- A figurine of a vegetable vendor standing on a square, dark brown wood block. The figure is wearing a yellow hat, red and white striped kerchief, yellow patterned fabric shirt, and blue and off-white striped fabric pants. The feet are black. The figure is standing with his proper right arm reaching forward. There is hardened wax on the top surface of the wood block around the figure's feet and in a circle in front.
- 2007.7.447d:
- A plastic miniature of a basket filled with produce. The basket is yellow plastic, with a woven design around the sides. The basket is filled with produce. Identifiable produce includes a head of cabbage and an eggplant. On each side of the cabbage head are three (3) yellow tubular vegetables and three (3) red tubular vegetables. A yellow gourd-like item sits in front of the cabbage, next to the eggplant. Another loose eggplant is included with the basket.
- 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.
- Place made
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Racist and Stereotypical Objects
- Type
- figurines
- Topic
- Craftsmanship
- Design
- Folklife
- Foodways
- 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
- 2007.7.447a-d
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




