Name/Title
Dorset Fifth Avenue Dogwood Compact with mirrorEntry/Object ID
2022.2.85.184Description
Likely from 1951 or later, this Dorset 5th Avenue make-up compact with a mirror features a decorative pattern of dogwood flowers and borders on the right and left side. Dorset 5th Avenue compacts were advertised for $2-3 from 1949-1953.
Reusable make-up compacts lost favor after the mid-1950s when single use plastics rose in popularity. These compacts usually held pressed powder or blush. Some compacts included matching lipstick cases or other accessories. Deidre Clemente explains in "About Face:
The Emergence, Evolution, and Demise of the Decorative Compact" that "Assuming a wide variety of elaborate shapes, ranging from miniature baby carriages to Bowie knives, compacts first arrived on the fashion scene in the early 1900s, reached a crescendo of creativity in the 20s and 30s, and quietly passed out of day-to-day existence by the mid-1950s."Location
Room
Mary's RoomBuilding
The Big HouseOhio State Park
Malabar Farm State Park
