Name/Title
Set of four unused cosmetic powder puffs (off white and pale blue)Entry/Object ID
2025.1.246Description
Four small round cosmetic powder puffs of soft, dense pile fabric (plush/velour or wool-type), each a slightly domed circular pad. Two are cream/off-white and two are pale blue/gray. All four are clean and appear unused or barely used — the pile is full, soft, and largely unsoiled, in contrast to the two heavily used puffs elsewhere in the collection. No hand-straps are visible. No maker's marks or labels are visible.Use
Kept in a nylon by Gertrudis Caraballo GálvezCollection
The Cabrera Arús family collectionRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Gertrudis Caraballo GálvezNotes
ownerRelated Places
Place
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
useResearch Notes
Notes
A group of four unused cosmetic powder puffs within the collection's record of personal grooming and everyday material culture. Their clean, unused state — unlike the worn strapped and strapless puffs cataloged earlier — suggests saved or stockpiled stock, consistent with the collection's recurring theme of conserving everyday consumer goods, particularly meaningful in the Cuban context of scarcity, where toiletries and cosmetics were acquired and kept against future need. No maker, origin, or date can be established from the objects.Created By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
June 4, 2026Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
July 17, 2026