- On View
- Cultural Expressions Gallery
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- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- Used by
- Chase, Leah, American, 1923 - 2019
- Manufactured by
- Uncommon Threads, American, founded 1987
- Date
- 1990-2019
- Medium
- polyester and cotton (fiber) with plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W: 32 1/2 × 25 in. (82.6 × 63.5 cm)
- Description
- A red chef’s jacket that was worn by chef Leah Chase her restaurant Dooky Chase. It is a double breasted long sleeve red jacket with black plastic buttons. It has a stand up collar and is a size large. Over the left breast pocket is text in ornate black embroidery that reads “Chef Leah Chase / Dooky Chase’s Restaurant.” There is an adhesive label on the right hand bottom flap of the jacket.
- Place used
- Tremé, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- menus
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- Business
- Clothing and dress
- Communities
- Cooking and dining
- Foodways
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dooky Chase Restaurant Inc. and Chase Family
- Object number
- 2021.96.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




