Tin for Madam C. J. Walker's "Tan-Off"
- On View
- Cultural Expressions Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- Created by
- Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1906
- Date
- 1920s
- Medium
- metal, dyes
- Dimensions
- 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 1/4 in. (4.1 x 4.1 x 0.6 cm)
- Description
- A free sample tin of whitening cream made by the Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company. The round tin is yellow with black print. On the front is the text [RECOMMENDED FOR BRIGHTENING SALLOW OR DARK SKIN, FOR THE TREATMENT OF TAN, FRECKLE, SKIN-BLOTCH AND FOR CLEARING THE COMPLEXION]. The back contains directions on how to use the product.
- Place made
- Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Adornment
- Type
- canisters
- Topic
- Beauty culture
- Business
- Colorism
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.177.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions