Cellulose nitrate nail file 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 is a nail file made of metal with a long semi-translucent orange handle of Bakelite plastic. It has black and gold colored embellishments in art deco style on the front.
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: 2011.27.2.4
objectType: label: Type
content: nail files
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), metal
label: Dimensions
content: 9 x 13/16 x 3/8 in. (22.9 x 2.1 x 1 cm)