SMALL COSMETICS JAR FROM 12-PC BLUE ENAMEL DRESSER SET

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Homestead Museum

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SMALL COSMETICS JAR FROM 12-PC BLUE ENAMEL DRESSER SET

Entry/Object ID

98.43.1.4

Description

SMALL COSMETICS JAR FROM 12-PC BLUE ENAMEL DRESSER SET Color: Blue, silver A cosmetics jar a) with lid b), part of a 12-piece blue enamel dresser set, ca. 1920s. The cut-glass jar has a mouth of 2" diameter. At the neck are indentations in the glass as part of the design, which also features a flower, with frosted glass petals, and leaf design in a band around the center; a row of circular indentations along the bottom outside section and a 16-petaled flower on the underside. The top part of the lid is of blue enamel with a radial-line design emanating from a center point and a sterling silver rim. The top is connected to a sterling silver neck. A maker's mark with an engraved "F & B" and "STERLING" are on the outside surface of the neck. In good condition, the artifact has two small chips on the outer rim of the jar; tarnishing on the lid's metal section; and some small scratches on the bottom of the jar.

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Three-dimensional, Containers, Beauty, Personal, Cosmetics containers

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Containers