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

Cellulose nitrate clothes brush from dresser set owned by Lena Horne

Agalin, French · mid 20th Century

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

This is a clothes brush made of orange semi-translucent Bakelite with synthetic tan bristles. It is decorated with black and gold embellishments in art deco style. On back of brush is a white sticker that reads “57689 HOR 12/1/2010 / DAG $ / # 78A x grp".

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