Patch, L’Ecole Des Trois Gourmandes
Patch, L’Ecole Des Trois Gourmandes
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- Description
- Julia Child and her French cookbook collaborators, Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle, started an informal cooking school in Paris in 1952. Called L'Ecole des Trois Gourmandes (The School of the Three Hearty Eaters), the school was held in Julia's kitchen, where the three women, who really thought of themselves as home cooks, taught American students how to cook and appreciate French food. Julia’s husband, Paul Child, designed the logo for the cooking school, which the friends proudly wore on their aprons. Julia’s role in the school diminished when the Childs moved to Marseilles in 1953. Years later, Julia pinned the patch to her blouse for cooking demonstrations and during her first television series, The French Chef.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- patch
- date made
- ca 1952
- designer
- Child, Paul
- used
- United States: Massachusetts, Cambridge
- Physical Description
- felt (overall material)
- cotton (embroidery material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 cm x 3.5 cm; 1 3/16 in x 1 3/8 in
- ID Number
- 2001.0253.0031
- catalog number
- 2001.0253.0031
- accession number
- 2001.0253
- Credit Line
- Gift of Julia Child
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Occupations
- Julia Child's Kitchen
- Food
- FOOD: Transforming the American Table 1950-2000
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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