Cellulose nitrate buttonhook from dresser set owned by Lena Horne
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Cellulose nitrate buttonhook from dresser set owned by Lena Horne

Agalin, French · mid 20th Century

Bakelite (TM) and metal
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

This is a buttonhook made of orange semi-translucent Bakelite. It has a black and gold colored embellishments in the art deco style on the long oblong shaped handle. There is a metal hook at the end of a long metal neck attached to the handle.

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