- On View
- Cultural Expressions Gallery
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- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- Created by
- Chase, Leah, American, 1923 - 2019
- Used by
- Dooky Chase's Restaurant, founded 1941
- Date
- 2007-2014
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) , plastic , leather , metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 12 1/8 × 9 3/8 × 1/8 in. (30.8 × 23.8 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- Paper menu for Dooky Chase's Restaurant, housed in a plastic and leather menu holder. Menu consists of a single sided piece of paper with black type. In large type at TC of paper is, [DOOKY CHASE'S]. Menu is split into six sections: "APPETIZERS", "SEAFOOD", "POULTRY & MEATS", "SIDES", "DESSERTS", and "CHILDREN'S MENU". The dishes listed include Dooky Chase signatures such as Fried Chicken, Shrimp Clemenceau, Chicken Creole, and Stuffed Shrimp. Menu holder has clear plastic front and back, with a maroon leather border and decorated metal corners.
- Place used
- Tremé, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- menus
- Topic
- Cooking and dining
- Foodways
- 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
- 2015.128.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.