Art Moderne powder box

Description (Brief):

A powder box, round, with a lid made of black and white laminated celluloid. The box is glass. An Art Moderne design, part of which is a metal shield-shaped insert, on the lid. The box is unmarked.

Date Made: 1920-1935

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2006.0098.0904Accession Number: 2006.0098Catalog Number: 2006.0098.0904

Object Name: powder box

Physical Description: cellulose nitrate (cover material)glass (box material)Measurements: overall: 5 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm; 1 15/16 in x 3 15/16 in x 3 15/16 inoverall: 2 1/16 in x 4 1/8 in x 3 15/16 in; 5.23875 cm x 10.4775 cm x 10.00125 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-473c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1329653

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