Amerith jewelry box
Amerith jewelry box
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- Description
- A jewelry box made of orange celluloid with a pearlescent finish. The Art Deco style box has a hinged lid which is decorated with a tulip motif. The bottom of the box is lined with felt. It has the Amerith trademark. Amerith was a tradename of the Celluloid Corporation. It is also marked with the pattern name, Brinkley, which was introduced in 1929.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- jewelry box
- date made
- ca 1929
- maker
- Celluloid Manufacturing Company
- place made
- United States: New Jersey, Newark
- Physical Description
- cellulose nitrate (overall material)
- felt (lining material)
- Measurements
- overall: 4 cm x 13.5 cm x 8.8 cm; 1 9/16 in x 5 5/16 in x 3 7/16 in
- overall: 1 13/16 in x 5 5/16 in x 3 1/2 in; 4.60375 cm x 13.49375 cm x 8.89 cm
- ID Number
- 2006.0098.1675
- catalog number
- 2006.0098.1675
- accession number
- 2006.0098
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Chemistry
- Celluloid
- Clothing & Accessories
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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