Chef jacket worn by Leah Chase
- Manufactured by
- Chefwear, American, founded 1990
- Owned by
- Chase, Leah, American, 1923 - 2019
- Date
- ca. 2012
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
- Museum MapsObjects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- Medium
- cotton (textile)
- Dimensions
- H x W (Laid Flat): 29 1/8 × 31 1/2 in. (74 × 80 cm)
- Description
- A red double-breasted chef jacket worn by Leah Chase. The jacket is long sleeved with two pockets on either side of the waist. It is fastened with two rows of six red buttons on the front of the jacket and has a mandarin collar. Yellow embroidery on the PL breast reads [Leah Chase] in script. The manufacturer's tag is sewn at the back of the neck.
- Place used
- Tremé, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Type
- jackets
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dooky Chase's Restaurant and Chef Leah Chase
- Object number
- 2014.218.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions