Richard Hudnut Orchid Beauty Cream, Liquid Face Powder, Brunette
date: label: date made
content: ca 1905-1915
name: label: maker
content: Richard Hudnut
notes: label: Description
content: The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:
label: Description
content: For application to the face, neck, and arms. Temporarily whitens the skin and conceals defects. Shake Well.
label: Description
content: Directions. Apply freely with a soft sponge and when dry brush gently with a hares foot or piece of soft silk. Guaranteed Harmless to the skin. Does not rub off. For external use only.
label: Description
content: Richard Hudnut was one of the first American cosmetic manufacturers, selling his perfumes and cosmetics from his father’s New York pharmacy before organizing R. Hudnuts Pharmacy Inc. in 1889. Hudnut's Orchid Beauty Cream was a beautifier for the face, “suited to the requirements of society women and those who do not want exaggerated effects.” The Orchid Beauty Cream came in white, flesh, and brunette tints.
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
label: place made
content: France: Île-de-France, Paris
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: Health & Medicine
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content: American Enterprise
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content: Beauty and Health
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content: Beauty and Hygiene Products: Make-up
label: Exhibition
content: American Enterprise
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mario Cassinelli, Jr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1984.0782.352
label: catalog number
content: 1984.0782.352
label: accession number
content: 1984.0782
objectType: label: Object Name
content: make-up
label: Object Name
content: powder, face, liquid
label: Object Name
content: cosmetic
label: Object Type
content: Cosmetics
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: glass (container material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (container material)
label: Physical Description
content: cork (container material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 7/8 in x 2 5/8 in x 1 3/8 in; 14.9225 cm x 6.6675 cm x 3.4925 cm