Published by
Walter Baker & Co., American, founded 1780
Date
1923
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W x D: 6 3/8 x 4 x 1/8 in. (16.2 x 10.2 x 0.3 cm)
Description
A 64 page recipe book produced by Walter Baker & Co. that contains chocolate, cocoa and homemade candy recipes. The cover of the book consists of a decorative floral border with an image of a woman holding a serving tray of hot chocolate at the center. The female chocolate server, called La Belle Chocolatiere, was adopted as the logo for Walter Baker & Co. in 1883 and is derived after a painting by the Swiss artist Jean-Étienne Liotard called Das Schokoladenmaedchen. This booklet consists of a gathering or signature of paper that is folded in half and secured at the spine with two metal staples. The cover and some interior color plates are printed with color ink on coated paper, the rest are black ink on uncoated paper.
Classification
Books and Published Materials
Type
cookbooks
Topic
Black interiors
Cooking and dining
Domestic life
Families
Foodways
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Clara Ellis Payne
Object number
2012.42.15
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56a5330e0-843a-4131-a106-cd2c1686cf46

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