Museum object · Accessories and Personal Effects
Cellulose nitrate clothes brush from dresser set owned by Lena Horne
mid 20th Century
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
This is a clothes brush made of orange semi-translucent Bakelite with synthetic tan bristles. It is decorated with black and gold embellishments in art deco style. On back of brush is a white sticker that reads “57689 HOR 12/1/2010 / DAG $ / # 78A x grp".
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2011.27.2.10
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