Items

• Wooden Children's Toy
  Blackface caricature wooden rattle with faces on either side (one happy, one sad), red nose that has been pushed either side to create the faces, metal staples attached to create ears that have hooped earrings dangling down which create noise when the toy is moved. Attached to wooden rod which has a divot at the bottom showing it was previously inserted into something else (unknown).
• 1873 badge
  Black badge with the number 1873. Slavery abolition badge
• Zwarte Piet Cards
  Set of 31 'happy families'-style cards in packaging labelled with Zwarte Piet and a caricature of the blackface figure. The cards depict white children engaged in a variety of hobbies, including playing pilots/airplane, gardening, playing sports, playing boats, playing fishermen, playing tennis, ice skating, reading, mountain climbing, playing dress-up, skiing, and playing in the summer. Each activity has two cards, one depicting a boy and one a girl, with the exception of Black Pete.
• Pietenschmink
  Blackface makeup kit including 11mL black face paint, triangular face sponge, and 1.8g tube red lipstick.
• Make up Kit
  Blackface makeup kit including 11mL black face paint, triangular face sponge, and 1.8g tube red lipstick.
• Black Pete "Stop Blackface" Postcard
  Postcard with an illustration of a museum. The focus of the frame is a large framed portrait of Zwart Piet, with the plaque under him reading "1850-2015." Around the corner three other portraits are visible, each one with a prominent black figure. A fourth portrait is visible but obscured. The first appears to depict police violence against a black man; in the second, a white police officer looks down on a black figure; in the third, the black figure is the only focus. In front of the Zwarte Piet portrait, there are three figures: a white woman, a small white child (presumably her son), and their dog. The son has a speech bubble attributed to him that has been left blank. In the top left-hand corner of the postcard, the words "Zwarte Piet hoort thuis in het museum" appear. At the bottom left, "stop blackface" is written in the same font. At the bottom right, the artist signs his name: George Adegite. On the reverse of the postcard, "stop blackface" is written again, and the space for writing is separated from the address lines by the address "www.stopblackface.com" written three times. At the bottom left of the postcard, the words "Vormgeving door Cablai.nl" appear.
• Piccaninny Menu Face Mask/Fan
  Flat illustration of a black face caricature on a cardboard cutout attached to a flat wooden handle by staples, on the back there is a menu for the food and beverages served at the restaurant, along with the name and address of the establishment. Protected by a clear plastic covering which include annotations.
• Horma Black & White cigar case
  Cigar tin. On the top is an illustration of a black man smoking a cigar with a caricatured bright red lip. The man wears a tuxedo with a flower pinned to his lapel. At the top of the box, the word "Bolknak" is printed in thin red-orange letters, matching the man's lips. Two inches from the bottom of the box, the word "Horma" appears in bold, art-deco red font, again the same colour as the man's lips. At the bottom is a black banner, on which is printed "Black & White" in white text. Around the tin's lid is a red-orange banner. The bottom of the box is gold coloured and worn. The box itself is quite flimsy and worn, and does not open or close easily.
• Pastilles tin
  Cylindrical tin with a stamped design of a black slave kneeling and holding up a plate of fruit. The figure is painted white. Around the edge of the lid is an intricate black and golddesign. The words "Tjoklat - Camée Pastilles" are emblazoned on the tin. The bottom of the tin is slightly worn and is stamped with the words "Tjoklat - Fabriek n.v. Amsterdam."
• Dinah bank
  Castiron coin bank made to resemble blackface caricature of a black person woman. The figure has an arm outstretched which acts as a lever. When raised, the arm 'opens' the figure's mouth (by removing the 'tongue') and causes its eyes to roll back in its head. The figure wears a gold dress, gold earrings, and a gold necklace, and has wide red lips and white teeth. Different to the previous coin bank, this figure's hand has space for a coin, and when raised to the mouth, it appears that a coin placed in the hand would slide directly into the mouth. On the back is stamped the name "Dinah" and on the bottom is imprinted "J.E.Stevens.1890.PAT103."
• Samva metal polish bottle
  Cylindrical metal bottle. On the lid is stamped the word "PATENT." The bottle is wrapped in paper with a caricatured black woman holding another bottle of Samva Brut. With her other hand she points to the text along the bottom of the paper: "SAMVA VOOR METALEN" on one side, and on the other, "SAMVA POUR METAUX." The French side has a stain over the word "Metaux," rendering it difficult to read. In a banner by the woman's head, the polish brands itself "No. 1." Between the Dutch and French sides, a small banner reads as follows: "SAMVA tel. 3321.60 Etterbeek - Av. de la Chasse - 64 - Jachtlaan." Along the top of the illustration are the words "Bouchage, breveté" in French and "Berreveteerd, stopmiddel" in Dutch.
• Kruidnoten packet
  Packet of small biscuits. Packaging is red and decorated with wintertime scene of a Dutch city. Stapled to the packaging is a piece of paper, printed green, bearing the text "Groetjes, Zwarte Piet - Hart voor Den Haag - Groep de Mos."
• Amerigo doll
  Amerigo doll wearing a gold bridle and red saddle with the letter S on it. Amerigo is a white horse with white mane and tail.
• Sinterklaas doll
  Sinterklaas doll dressed in his traditional attire. He holds a staff and a Bible.
• Zwarte Piet doll
  Small Zwarte Piet doll dressed in the traditional Zwarte Piet clothing in pink and purple. His hands are out in a 'shrug,' and his left hand forms a point. The arms are articulated at the shoulder, but not easy to move.
• Zwarte Piet doll
  Small Zwarte Piet doll dressed in the traditional Zwarte Piet clothing in two shades of blue. His hands are at his sides, his left arm slightly out. The arms are articulated at the shoulder, but not easy to move.
• Zwarte Piet doll
  Small Zwarte Piet doll dressed in the traditional Zwarte Piet clothing in yellow and orange. His hands are out in a 'shrug,' and his left hand forms a point. The arms are articulated at the shoulder, but not easy to move.
• Jolly Nigger Bank
  Castiron coin bank made to resemble blackface caricature of a black person. The figure has an arm outstretched which acts as a lever. When raised, the arm 'opens' the figure's mouth (by removing the 'tongue') and causes its eyes to roll back in its head. The figure wears a red buttondown shirt with a golden bowtie. Its skin is painted almost completely black, with large red lips and white teeth. On the back of the figure is a safety lever, which operates the arm mechanism as well. On the figure's back the words "Jolly Nigger Bank" are raised and painted white. The bottom bears the manufacturer's name: John Harper & Co., England.
• Le bon Café
  Small box of matches with a graphic of a black woman drinking coffee. Her lipstick is bright red, matching the background of the image. The text, top to bottom, reds: "le bon Café - Schweizer & Co Thun & Oberburg - der gute Kaffee".
• The Palmtree Impregnated Safety Match
  Small box of matches emblazoned with a lithograph print showing a black figure in front of several palm trees on a beach. The black figure is holding a sickle and has a yoke across his shoulders with water jugs. The words 'The Palmtree' are in a stylised ribbon, with the text in yellow. At the bottom of the image is another navy blue banner with the words "impregnated safety match manufactured in Sweden" in a lighter blue.
• Cigarros Cadena
  Small box of matches emblazoned with the figure of a black man holding a large leaf in a green (natural) background, presumably a plantation. 'Cigarros Cadena' is on the head and foot of this image.
• Zwarte Piet Cards
  Set of 31 'happy families'-style cards in packaging labelled with Zwarte Piet and a caricature of the blackface figure. The cards depict white children engaged in a variety of hobbies, including chimney sweep, telephone, generic play, playing sports, 'frog on ball' (playing sports in nature?), engaged with food, doing maths/schoolwork, dancing, doing housework, gardening, playing in winter, playing in a lake/river, playing hospital, and dressing up. Each activity has two cards, one depicting a boy and one a girl, with the exception of the chimney sweep, which is a single card with a boy. The cards are intact, with some minor wear and tear, but the box is broken and has been sellotaped back together in several places.
• Hot Chocolate Cardboard Box
  Cardboard Box lined with metal interior (500g), Caricature of Senegalese Infantry Man, Instructions on how to use, And a history of the brand.
• Hot Chocolate Tin
  Square-topped yellow metal tin with a background of bananas, containing 1kg hot chocolate powder, illustrations of a black man, and instructions on how to use
• Hot Chocolate Tin
  Rectangle-topped yellow metal tin containing 1kg hot chocolate powder, illustrations of a black man with the word 'Sucre' above him in large font, and instructions on how to use.