Kit, Toilet

Object/Artifact

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Kit, Toilet

Entry/Object ID

1994.17.1

Description

Black grained leather, vanity case fitted with ladies toilet articles, lined with light brown silk moire. Included items are comb, shoe horn, (space for hand-mirror missing), nail file, rusted button hole hook (in top). In bottom: tooth brush holder, tooth paste holder, nail buffer, soap box (soap in it), pill box and hair brush. Containers of mock tortoise shell, light brown clear plastic. Initials "A.D.C" stamped in gold on upper lid.

Dimensions

Height

2-3/4 in

Width

11-1/2 in

Depth

11 in

Dimension Notes

Details: Dimensions include the handle.

Material

leather and textile box, tortoise shell

Provenance

Notes

Owner: Margaret C. Hull Donated by Margaret C. Hull, 8/15/1994 Southampton, PA. 18966 Belonged to donor's mother- Anna Knight David (Carson) who lived in Germantown.