Name/Title
"Minuet" face powder (polvo facial) boxEntry/Object ID
2025.1.363Description
Round cardboard face-powder/concealer (polvo facial) box, shown from the lithographed top. The design centers a rose/pink pinwheel of radiating triangular "blades" rising from a black disc; across the disc, "Minuet" appears in white cursive script above "POLVO FACIAL" in gold/cream, with an interlocked cursive maker's monogram beneath. The box wall and lid rim are rose-pink; the cream ground is toned and browned with age (foxing), with soiling and edge wear to the cardboard.Use
Belonged to Gertrudis Caraballo GálvezContext
"Polvo facial" is face powder. Minuet was a Cuban cosmetics brand.Collection
The Cabrera Arús family collection, Gertrudis Caraballo Gálvez collecitionMade/Created
Manufacturer
MINILPlace
Country
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaEdition
MinuetNotes
Manufacturer: Cuban state cosmetics industry (Ministry of Light Industry; perfumery-cosmetics enterprises later consolidated under Suchel) — tentative as to the specific enterprise; the interlocked monogram is the maker's device but is not confidently expandable. Brand "Minuet" confirmed by the lid. Designer of the lithograph not identified.
Date: circa 1960s; tentative.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Location
capTranscription
Minuet
polvo facialLanguage
SpanishTranslation
Minuet
facial powderNotes
Lid: "Minuet" (white cursive); "POLVO FACIAL" (gold/cream); interlocked cursive monogram beneath.Dimensions
Height
3.5 cmDiameter
6.9 cmParts
Lid (lithographed cardboard); box base/wall (cardboard). Powder.Materials
Material
CardboardMaterial Notes
Cardboard (box and lid); printed/lithographed paper surface. Face-powderRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Gertrudis Caraballo GálvezNotes
ownerRelated Places
Place
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
useCreated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
March 31, 2022Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
July 17, 2026