Cellulose nitrate comb 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 comb is made of orange semi-translucent Bakelite. Decorated with black and gold embellishments along the spine in art deco style, it has smaller, closely spaced teeth at one end, and more larger, more widely spaced teeth at the opposite end.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Hair
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: 2011.27.2.8
objectType: label: Type
content: combs (grooming tools)
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: 1 7/8 x 7 3/4 x 1/4 in. (4.8 x 19.7 x 0.6 cm)