On View
Cultural Expressions Gallery
Exhibition
Cultural Expressions
Manufactured by
Laboratorios Roldán, S.A., Dominican, founded 1929
Distributed by
I. G. Enterprises Inc., American
Date
2020
Medium
ink on plastic and cardboard
Dimensions
H x W x D (Tube overall): 6 1/16 × 1 1/2 × 15/16 in. (15.4 × 3.8 × 2.4 cm)
H x W x D (Tube): 5 13/16 × 1 1/2 × 15/16 in. (14.8 × 3.8 × 2.4 cm)
H x W x D (cap): 11/16 × 5/8 × 5/8 in. (1.7 × 1.6 × 1.6 cm)
H x W x D (b. Box): 1 11/16 × 6 5/8 × 1 1/16 in. (4.3 × 16.9 × 2.7 cm)
Description
A tube (a) with cap (b) and box (c) of Roldan Crema Germicida Roldan Skin Toning Cream 1%.
2022.96ab: A tube of Roldan Crema Germicida Roldan Skin Toning Cream 1% made of white plastic with a white plastic cap. Printed blue and black text across the front of the tube in varying fonts and sizes that reads [Crema / Germicida / Roldan TM / 1% / Extra Lightening / Para la Piel / SKIN TONING CREAM / With Hydroquinone] accented with thin, dark and light blue bands bear the top. At the bottom is a thick blue band accented with a light blue band above. Printed in white text inside the dark blue band is white text that reads [1.76 FL.OZ.50 ML]. The back of the tube is white with black text that includes drug facts, uses, warnings, directions for use, other information, inactive ingredients, and manufacturer contact information. The white cap has a sharp point to puncture the top end of the tube.
2022.96c: Thin, rectangular, cardboard box packaging for the tube of Roldan Crema Germicida Roldan Skin Toning Cream 1%. The box is primarily white with blue graphics and blue and black text. Printed across the front of the box is blue and black text in varying fonts and sizes that reads [Crema / Germicida / ROLDAN TM / 1% / Extra Lightening / Para la Piel / SKIN TONING CREAM / With Hydroquinone]. To right side of the text [Germicida], and to the left of the text [ROLDAN], are graphics of two stacked light and dark blue lines. In the top left corner is a graphic of a blue oval with white text printed inside that reads [Improved / Formula]. Printed blue in the top right corner reads [1%]. Printed in black text in the bottom right corner reads [NET. WT. 1.76 FL. OZ / 50 ML.]. Printed on the back of the tube is white with black text that includes drug facts, uses, warnings, directions for use, other information, inactive ingredients, and manufacturer contact information. One side of the of box featured directions and precautions in Spanish, and the other side, in French. The top and bottom of box features the manufacturers and distributer’s information for the European Union and the U.S.A. The interior is white with red repeating text that reads [Original] and [Laboratorios “ROLDAN” c. pora].
Place purchased
Winter Park, Orange County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
Place made
Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic, North and Central America
Classification
Accessories and Personal Effects
Type
tubes
boxes (containers)
Topic
African diaspora
Beauty culture
Colorism
Cosmetics
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2022.96abc
Restrictions & Rights
Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5883041a1-c975-41f8-b176-dc58e69a9df0

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