Ornate hand bag pressed from ivory cellulose nitrate sheet, with lipstick, eye pencil, powder puff, mirror

Made:
1921-1930
Ornate hand bag pressed from ivory cellulose nitrate sheet Ornate hand bag pressed from ivory cellulose nitrate sheet Ornate hand bag pressed from ivory cellulose nitrate sheet

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Ornate hand bag pressed from ivory cellulose nitrate sheet
Science Museum Group
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Ornate hand bag pressed from ivory cellulose nitrate sheet
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Ornate hand bag pressed from ivory cellulose nitrate sheet
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Ornate hand bag pressed from ivory cellulose nitrate sheet, decorated with a pastoral scene on both surfaces and hand coloured, leather plaited thong strap and tassels, contains mirror, powder puff, 1920s

Details

Category:
Plastics and Modern Materials
Object Number:
1980-676/78
Materials:
case, cellulose nitrate, strap & tassels, leather and catch, brass
type:
hand bag
credit:
Purchase (Roger Newport)

Parts

Deep red lipstick contained within cylindrical metal container

Deep red lipstick contained within cylindrical metal container

Deep red lipstick contained within cylindrical metal container, rounded ends, lid slots onto stud on base, whole slots into clips on hang bag lid

Materials:
container, steel, ? material and contents, lipstick
Object Number:
1980-676/78 Pt1
type:
lipstick
Circular blue silk powder puff

Circular blue silk powder puff

Circular blue silk powder puff with fluffy cotton? base, oversewn by machine at edges, lower surface maked with original powder, whole fits into circular enclosure inside hand bag lid

Materials:
upper surface, silk and lower surface, cotton, ? material
Object Number:
1980-676/78 Pt3
type:
powder puff
Circular bevelled mirror

Circular bevelled mirror

Circular bevelled mirror dipped into raised ridge in lower half of the hand bag

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1980-676/78 Pt4
type:
mirror