Cellulose nitrate powder box from dresser set owned by Lena Horne
date: label: Date
content: mid 20th Century
name: label: Created by
content: Agalin, French
label: Used by
content: Lena Horne, American, 1917 - 2010
notes: label: Description
content: The base for a powder box (2011.27.2.11a). The base is made of semi-translucent orange Bakelite plastic and is circular with a cylindrical handle on its top. The lid (2011.27.2.11b) has black and gold colored embellishments in art deco style.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Accessories and Personal Effects
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.27.2.11a
objectType: label: Type
content: boxes (containers)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Bakelite (TM)
label: Dimensions
content: Diameter: 4 x 2 3/16 in. (10.2 x 5.6 cm)