Cellulose nitrate nail file from dresser set owned by Lena Horne

Source catalog description

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 nail file made of metal with a long semi-translucent orange handle of Bakelite plastic. It has black and gold colored embellishments in art deco style on the front.

Catalog date

mid 20th Century

Recorded subjects

African American; Actors; Beauty culture; Singers (Musicians)

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