Tray for dresser set owned by Lena Horne: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This black tray is rectangular with a shallow rim. The tray is made of a hard cardboard that is covered with black paper stamped to imitate leather. The bottom is lined with a detachable lightly padded rectangle covered in black velvet. There are numerous holes through this surface, possibly from earring posts.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: mid 20th Century
• Manufactured by: Kassoy, founded 1936
• Used by: Lena Horne, American, 1917 - 2010
• Type: trays
• Medium: velvet and paper on cardboard
• Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 14 5/8 x 1 1/8 in. (21 x 37.1 x 2.9 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2011.27.2.1
• 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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