Name/Title
Atomette compact of the Martin family, c. 1940Entry/Object ID
2021.128.33Description
Acc. No. 21.128.33
Subject Category: Citizens of Alameda
Date or Period: c. 1940
Object: compact
Description: brass circular compact with scalloped edge, and decorated with brooch design with imitation pearls and emerald-colored insets. Bottom has a stylized engraved circular pattern; inside has a mirror inside the lid, and in the bottom, a pink puff, emblazoned with 'Atomette New York' in gold type, on top of another metal panel with different circular design, with central circle with engraved 'Atomette', which opens up to expose the powder.
Size: Diameter (approx.) 2 1/2"
History of Object: Compact by Atomette of New York, of one of the women of the Martin family.
Acquired from: Estate of Nancy Martin
Donation Date: 2016
Catalog Date: 12/11/2021
