Cellulose nitrate shoe horn 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.

A shoe horn made of orange semi-tranlucent bakelite plastic. Shaped like a long oval, it is decorated with black and gold colored embellishments in art deco style on the handle.

Catalog date

mid 20th Century

Recorded subjects

African American; Actors; Singers (Musicians)

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