'De Gruyter' Coffee Tin
Identifier
TBAFB0004
Title
'De Gruyter' Coffee Tin
Description
Metal coffee tin containing 2x250g coffee packs with illustrated scenes of a coffee plantation showing workers collecting the coffee beans with a backdrop of a tropical colony. Borders on the top and bottom of the tin show numerous varied colour fruits, leaves, and flowers, along with a yellow and white tea pot.
Creator
De Gruyter
Type
Metal Tin
Relation
Facing Blackness is a multimedia exhibition that takes the public through the obscure history of portraying Black people from the colonial period to contemporary society. Using unique archive material and visual art, we show how anti-black racism became part of the Dutch 'cultural archive' and our everyday ideas, customs and utensils. On the other hand, the exhibition shows how there has always been 'everyday resistance' to various forms of racism and how Black people themselves have given and continue to give meaning to their culture and identity.
Source
The Black Archives
Format
Coffee Tin
Subject
Black/Indigenous Woman, Black/Indigenous Man
Coverage
Fruit, Plantation, Ladder, Flowers, Coffepot
Date
c.1970's
Physical Dimensions
12x11.5x16
Country of Production
Netherlands
Place of Production
Hertogenbosch
Keywords
Coffee, Plantation, Fruit, Workers, Caricature
Copyright
De Gruyter
Rightholder
De Gruyter
Archived By
Richard Weaver
Bibliography
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Gruyter_(winkelketen) ; https://www.retro-en-design.co.uk/a-59753363/sold/set-of-two-vintage-coffee-tins-by-de-gruyter/#description ; http://www.degruyterfabriek.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/04-De-Gruyter.pdf
Collection
Citation
De Gruyter, “'De Gruyter' Coffee Tin,” The Black Archives, accessed April 18, 2024, https://collection.theblackarchives.nl/items/show/3438.