Cellulose nitrate clothes brush 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 clothes brush made of orange semi-translucent Bakelite with synthetic tan bristles. It is decorated with black and gold embellishments in art deco style. On back of brush is a white sticker that reads “57689 HOR 12/1/2010 / DAG $ / # 78A x grp".
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: 2011.27.2.10
objectType: label: Type
content: clothes brushes
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 synthetic fiber
label: Dimensions
content: 12 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/2 in. (30.5 x 4.1 x 3.8 cm)