Collection Highlights
Poems, Henricus Selyns
Date:
1659-1686
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Selyns
Medium:
Ink on paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cosmetic Box
Object Number:
2002.1.2423
Date:
1910-1940
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
8 1/8 x 3 1/4 x 1 7/8 in.
Description:
This wood box opens on a metal hinge and has a metal clasp. The lid is stamped in black "Requa's/ Toilet Pummice Stone/ For Keeping the Hands Soft and Clean/ Removes all Roughness and Stains./ Price 10 Cents/ Requa M'F'G Co. N.Y.". On the side "One Doz. Requa's Toilet Pumice Stone". The inside of the lid is stamped the same as the top.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
