ID: 901002098 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002098	Record Type: Allegory/Symbolism/Theme

	melting pot (metaphorical theme)

Note: Metaphor for cultural diversity and the assimilation of immigrants from different cultues, first used in reference to the United States in 1780.

Display Date: documented by 1780

Names:

	melting pot (metaphorical theme) (preferred,English-P,D,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Miscellaneous Topics (P)
		....<Miscellaneous Allegory, Symbolism, Theme> (P)
		........<Miscellaneous allegorical or symbolic themes or narratives> (P)
		............melting pot (metaphorical theme) (I)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... allegory (artistic device)
	.....(symbolism (artistic concept), artistic devices, artistic concepts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	affiliated/associated with .... melting pot
	.....(heating equipment, cooling, heating and humidifying equipment, equipment by process, equipment, Tools and Equipment (hierarchy name), Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... metaphor
	.....(artistic devices for literature, artistic devices, artistic concepts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	melting pot (metaphorical theme)
	................Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access [online] (2003-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Britannica Student Encyclopedia Online (2002-)
	................ Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melting_pot#/media/File:TheMeltingpot1.jpg