Celluloid imitation tortoise shell dresser set with handpainted flowers, 1927-1928
Entry/Object ID
2014.77.2
Description
ACC. NO. 14.77.2 A thru D
SUBJECT CATEGORY: CITIZENS OF ALAMEDA
DATE OR PERIOD: 1927-28
OBJECT: DRESSER SET
DESCRIPTION:
A CELLULOID DRESSER SET CONSISTING OF COMB, BRUSH, PIN BOX, AND COTTON BOX. THE SET IS IN CREAM-COLORED CELLULOID AND IS TRIMMED WITH BROWN-COLORED CELLULOID RESEMBLING TORTOISE SHELL. COMB, BRUSH, AND TWO BRUSHES ARE ACCENTUATED WITH HAND-PAINTING IN BLUE-, GREEN-, AND PINK-COLORED FLOWERS. VARIED SIZES OF EACH ITEM.
DONOR: ESTATE OF FRANK H PERKINS
CATALOGED: OCTOBER 18, 2014
