Name/Title
Compact with blue enameling and flowers of Ethel Ekberg, c. 1930sEntry/Object ID
1996.196.14Description
ACC. NO. 96.196.14
SUBJECT CATEGORY: FASHION ACCESSORIES
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1930’s
OBJECT: COMPACT
DESCRIPTION:
CIRCULAR-SHAPED LADIES' COMPACT, WITH LID OF BLUE ENAMELING AND FLOWERS. LID OPENS ON A HINGE, REVEALING POLISHED METAL WHICH SERVES AS A MIRROR. POSSIBLY OF AMERICAN MANUFACTURE, INTERIOR IS A COMBINATION ROUGE AND POWDER CONTAINER.
SIZE: D 2-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
COMPACT THAT BELONGED TO ETHEL, WIFE OF GUSTAF EKBERG, LONG-TIME ALAMEDA RESIDENTS. THEY RESIDED AT 3333 FERNSIDE BOULEVARD.
ACQUIRED FROM:
ESTATE OF ETHEL E EKBERG
DATE: JUNE 8, 1996
