Cellulose nitrate clothes brush from dresser set owned by Lena Horne: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This is a clothes brush made of orange semi-translucent Bakelite with synthetic tan bristles. It is decorated with black and gold embellishments in art deco style. On back of brush is a white sticker that reads “57689 HOR 12/1/2010 / DAG $ / # 78A x grp".

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: mid 20th Century
• Created by: Agalin, French
• Used by: Lena Horne, American, 1917 - 2010
• Type: clothes brushes
• Medium: Bakelite (TM) and synthetic fiber
• Dimensions: 12 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/2 in. (30.5 x 4.1 x 3.8 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Beauty culture
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2011.27.2.10
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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