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Description:

Bonnet brush with natural bristles and a celluloid handle. The “Solid French Ivory” inscription is a pretentious term that was applied to many celluloid products from the late nineteenth until well into the twentieth century.

Date Made: ca 1910

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2006.0098.1444Catalog Number: 2006.0098.1444Accession Number: 2006.0098

Object Name: bonnet brush

Physical Description: cellulose nitrate (handle material)boar bristles (brush material)Measurements: overall: 16.9 cm x 7 cm x 3 cm; 6 5/8 in x 2 3/4 in x 1 3/16 inoverall: 1 5/8 in x 3 1/2 in x 6 3/4 in; 4.1275 cm x 8.89 cm x 17.145 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-ac5b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1345786

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