Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Hair Grooming
Object Number:
2002.1.822
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
10 1/2 x 4 x 1/8 in.
Description:
This black and pale blue box once held "Dr. Scott's Electric Hair Brush". The box is elaborately decorated and the underside has a full ad for the brush with claims of effectiveness and purported use by the royal family of England.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
