Food

Part of a nation's history lies in what people eat. Artifacts at the Museum document the history of food in the United States from farm machinery to diet fads.

More than 1,300 pieces of stoneware and earthenware show how Americans have stored, prepared, and served food for centuries. Ovens, cookie cutters, kettles, aprons, and ice-cream-making machines are part of the collections, along with home canning jars and winemaking equipment. More than 1,000 objects recently came to the Museum when author and cooking show host Julia Child donated her entire kitchen, from appliances to cookbooks.

Advertising and business records of several food companies—such as Hills Brothers Coffee, Pepsi Cola, and Campbell's Soup—represent the commercial side of the subject

Currently not on view
Location
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date made
ca 1984
maker
Tupperware
ID Number
1984.1098.09
accession number
1984.1098
catalog number
1984.1098.09
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1984
maker
Tupperware
ID Number
1984.1098.02
accession number
1984.1098
catalog number
1984.1098.02
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1984
maker
Tupperware
ID Number
1984.1098.10
accession number
1984.1098
catalog number
1984.1098.10
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1848
ID Number
DL.62.0207
catalog number
62.0207
accession number
236761
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Location
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date made
1846 - 1850
ID Number
DL.62.0208
catalog number
62.0208
accession number
236761
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Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1836
ID Number
DL.62.0206
catalog number
62.0206
accession number
236761
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1846 - 1850
ID Number
DL.62.0209
catalog number
62.0209
accession number
236761
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1984
maker
Tupperware
ID Number
1984.1098.12
accession number
1984.1098
catalog number
1984.1098.12
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1984
maker
Tupperware
ID Number
1984.1098.01
accession number
1984.1098
catalog number
1984.1098.01
Currently not on view
Location
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date made
after 1958
maker
Tupperware
ID Number
1985.3015.03
catalog number
1985.3015.03
nonaccession number
1985.3015
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1984
maker
Tupperware
ID Number
1984.1098.07
accession number
1984.1098
catalog number
1984.1098.07
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1984
maker
Tupperware
ID Number
1984.1098.08
accession number
1984.1098
catalog number
1984.1098.08
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1984
maker
Tupperware
ID Number
1984.1098.06
accession number
1984.1098
catalog number
1984.1098.06
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1984
maker
Tupperware
ID Number
1984.1098.04
accession number
1984.1098
catalog number
1984.1098.04
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1984
maker
Tupperware
ID Number
1984.1098.05
accession number
1984.1098
catalog number
1984.1098.05
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1968
1969
maker
Erwitt, Elliott
ID Number
PG.72.13.49
accession number
2001.0310
catalog number
72.13.49
Currently not on view
Location
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date made
1993
date purchased
1993-04-13
party sponsor
National Museum of American History
maker
Tupperware
ID Number
1993.0257.04F
catalog number
1993.0257.04F
accession number
1993.0257
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Location
Currently not on view
date made
1993
date purchased
1993-04-13
party sponsor
National Museum of American History
maker
Tupperware
ID Number
1993.0257.10
catalog number
1993.0257.10
accession number
1993.0257
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1993
date purchased
1993-04-13
party sponsor
National Museum of American History
maker
Tupperware
ID Number
1993.0257.04G
catalog number
1993.0257.04G
accession number
1993.0257
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1993
date purchased
1993-04-13
party sponsor
National Museum of American History
maker
Tupperware
ID Number
1993.0257.07
catalog number
1993.0257.07
accession number
1993.0257
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1993
date purchased
1993-04-13
party sponsor
National Museum of American History
maker
Tupperware
ID Number
1993.0257.02
catalog number
1993.0257.02
accession number
1993.0257
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
after 1958
maker
Tupperware
ID Number
1990.3055.01
catalog number
1990.3055.01
nonaccession number
1990.3055
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1993
date purchased
1993-04-13
party sponsor
National Museum of American History
maker
Tupperware
ID Number
1993.0257.04I
catalog number
1993.0257.04I
accession number
1993.0257
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
2006
maker
Raab, Susana
ID Number
2018.0016.0005
accession number
2018.0016
catalog number
2018.0016.0005

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