Cellulose nitrate comb from dresser set owned by Lena Horne: Museum Object and Cultural History
Cellulose nitrate comb from dresser set owned by Lena Horne: Date: mid 20th Century. Created by: Agalin, French. Used by: Lena Horne, American, 1917 - 2010.
The object in the museum catalogue
This comb is made of orange semi-translucent Bakelite. Decorated with black and gold embellishments along the spine in art deco style, it has smaller, closely spaced teeth at one end, and more larger, more widely spaced teeth at the opposite end.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: mid 20th Century
- Created by: Agalin, French
- Used by: Lena Horne, American, 1917 - 2010
- Type: combs (grooming tools)
- Medium: Bakelite (TM)
- Dimensions: 1 7/8 x 7 3/4 x 1/4 in. (4.8 x 19.7 x 0.6 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Actors
- Topic: Hair
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2011.27.2.8
- 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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