Cellulose nitrate nail buffer from dresser set owned by Lena Horne
date: label: Date
content: mid 20th Century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Agalin, French
label: Used by
content: Lena Horne, American, 1917 - 2010
notes: label: Description
content: This a nail buffer made of chamois leather and semi-translucent orange Bakelite plastic. The object has design embellishments of black and gold designs in the art deco style on the wide flat lid. There is a triangular handle rising from the center of the lid. The light colored, rounded chamois leather buffer is attached to the underside of the lid by a plastic band wrapped around its base.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Beauty culture
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: 2011.27.2.3a
objectType: label: Type
content: equipment for personal use: grooming, hygiene and health care
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) and chamois
label: Dimensions
content: 6 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 1 7/8 in. (15.9 x 3.8 x 4.8 cm)