Manufactured by
Unidentified
Distributed by
Salaam International, American
Owned by
Al Amin, Khalid
Al Amin, Patricia
Subject of
Nation of Islam, American, founded 1930
Date
1972
Medium
stainless steel
Dimensions
H x W x D (.1): 6 7/16 × 15/16 × 1 in. (16.4 × 2.4 × 2.5 cm)
H x W x D (.2): 7 1/2 × 15/16 × 1 in. (19.1 × 2.4 × 2.5 cm)
H x W x D (.3): 8 11/16 × 3/4 × 3/16 in. (22.1 × 1.9 × 0.5 cm)
H x W x D (.4): 7 9/16 × 1 1/2 × 7/8 in. (19.2 × 3.8 × 2.2 cm)
H x W x D (.5): 6 1/4 × 1 1/4 × 3/4 in. (15.9 × 3.2 × 1.9 cm)
H x W x D (.6): 6 1/16 × 1 5/16 × 3/4 in. (15.4 × 3.3 × 1.9 cm)
H x W x D (.7): 6 3/4 × 3/4 × 5/8 in. (17.1 × 1.9 × 1.6 cm)
Description
Seven (7) piece place setting of stainless steel flatware purchased from Salaam International in Chicago, Illinois, in 1972 by Khalid and Patricia Al Amin. Each piece has a repeating design of stylized leaves and dots on the front handle and is marked on the verso handle "SALAAM STAINLESS KOREA" except the table knife (.3) which is marked on the verso blade. The pieces include:
.1: salad fork
.2: dinner fork
.3: table knife
.4: table spoon
.5: tea spoon
.6: dessert spoon
.7: butter knife
Place used
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Movement
Black Nationalism
Type
knives (culinary tools)
forks
spoons
Topic
Business
Cooking and dining
Domestic life
Nation of Islam
Religion
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Khalid Al Amin
Object number
2015.10.1.1-.7
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fd3a104e-4d8e-4ab5-9f84-dec47a323f59

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