Compact

Name/Title

Compact

Entry/Object ID

2014.41.4

Description

Compact (powder and rouge) of Lena Elliott Lewis, round gold-tone metal with gold-tone mesh bottom, blue-enamel lid with gold-tone decorative frame bears graphic of Rembrandt's "Blue Boy," clasp in front/hinge at back, silver-metal mirror on interior top lid/opens to small puff and rose-color rouge, interior bottom with blue puff and originally white/now pink (from face powder) under-cloth mesh screen, powder traces, manufacturer unknown, 5/8"h x 2 3/4" diam., c. 1940s.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Unknown

Date made

1940 - 1949

Dimensions

Height

5/8 in

Diameter

2-3/4 in