soup can

Cylindrical pantry staple

A soup can is a cylindrical metal container holding commercially prepared soup.

The form is so standardized it serves as a cultural reference point—Andy Warhol's Campbell's soup can paintings made the humble object an icon of pop art.

She stacked soup cans in the pantry.

Any similar container may be called a soup can by extension.

Related
  • tinElement fifty, Sn
  • WarholPop art icon
  • pantryHousehold provisions closet
  • labelIdentifying attachment or marker
  • brothClear simmered meat liquid

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Categories
Opposites
food preparation/production method

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farm-to-table · hand-crafted · small-batch · home kitchen

art/cultural symbolism

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Renaissance portrait, famously inscrutable

Renaissance art · original artwork · one-of-a-kind · museum piece · fine art

packaging/container type

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Lidded bowl for liquid dishes

soup pot · stockpot · ceramic bowl · mason jar · fresh produce

Family

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Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G