On View
Segregation Gallery
Exhibition
Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
Manufactured by
Walker, Madam C.J. Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1906
Subject of
Walker, Madam C.J., American, 1867 - 1919
Date
1940s - 1960s
Medium
metal
Dimensions
Diameter: 2 5/8 × 1 1/16 in. (6.7 × 2.7 cm)
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
Transcription Available
Place made
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Accessories and Personal Effects
Type
canisters
Topic
Business
Hair
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Dawn Simon Spears and Alvin Spears, Sr.
Object number
2011.159.4
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dcbf64c4-bd95-4c1c-abaa-9a9f08b4acd2

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