Postcard of a nut cake vendor: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Postcard of a black and white photograph of a seated woman selling nut cakes from paper resting on her lap. The woman looks off to the right. She holds the paper in her lap with cakes layered under the paper. In her PR hand she holds a large fan. She wears a dark shawl and a blanket covers her knees and legs. Below the image, along the bottom, is a white rectangle with text within listing the manufacturer and image caption "SOUVENIR POST CARD CO N.Y. / 16804-Nut Cake Vender." The back of the postcard is dividing into two sections. Green printed text and lines cover the back. "Post Card / This space may be used for Correspondence / The address only to be Written Here / PLACE STAMP HERE / DOMESTIC ONE CENT / FOREIGN TWO CENTS."

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1905-1914
• Published by: Souvenir Postcard Company, American, 1905 - 1914
• Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women
• Photograph by: Unidentified
• Type: postcards
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 5 7/16 × 3 7/16 in. (13.8 × 8.7 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Cooking and dining
• Topic: Foodways
• Object number: 2015.37.2
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The displayed image also has an explicit CC0 designation. The underlying object's rights statement is: No Known Copyright Restrictions Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.