Egg-shaped powder box of tortoiseshell effect cellulose nitrate

Made:
1900-1930
Egg-shaped powder box of  tortoiseshell-effect cellulose

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Egg-shaped powder box of tortoiseshell-effect cellulose
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Egg-shaped powder box of tortoiseshell effect cellulose nitrate, weighted base contains pink powder container, separate lid contains mirror, 1920s

Details

Category:
Plastics and Modern Materials
Object Number:
1980-676/69
Materials:
box, cellulose nitrate and mirror, glass
type:
powder box
credit:
Purchase (Roger Newport)