Compact

Description (Brief):

A compact made of imitation tortoiseshell celluloid. The mirror is set into the outside of the lid. The compact is empty and appears to have been unused. It is unmarked.

Date Made: 1900-1929

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2006.0098.1688Catalog Number: 2006.0098.1688Accession Number: 2006.0098

Object Name: compact

Physical Description: cellulose nitrate (overall material)glass (mirror material)Measurements: overall: 1.5 cm x 6.3 cm; 9/16 in x 2 1/2 inoverall: 3/4 in x 2 1/2 in; 1.905 cm x 6.35 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-a07d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1348349

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