Cellulose nitrate buttonhook 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: This is a buttonhook made of orange semi-translucent Bakelite. It has a black and gold colored embellishments in the art deco style on the long oblong shaped handle. There is a metal hook at the end of a long metal neck attached to the handle.
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: 2011.27.2.7
objectType: label: Type
content: buttonhooks
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 metal
label: Dimensions
content: 8 7/8 x 3/4 x 3/8 in. (22.5 x 1.9 x 1 cm)