Ivorene Makeup Set
Dateca. 1880
Mediumplastic
Dimensionsbrush container: 2 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (6.4 × 11.4 cm)
powder container: 2 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (6.4 × 11.4 cm)
small cosmetic container, each: 1 × 1 3/4 in. (2.5 × 4.4 cm)
nail buffer: 2 × 6 × 1 1/4 in. (5.1 × 15.2 × 3.2 cm)
button hook: 7 × 6 × 1/2 in. (17.8 × 15.2 × 1.3 cm)
nail file: 7 × 1 × 3/8 in. (17.8 × 2.5 × 1 cm)
scissors: 5 × 2 × 1/4 in. (12.7 × 5.1 × 0.6 cm)
cuticle knife: 4 1/2 × 1 × 1/4 in. (11.4 × 2.5 × 0.6 cm)
comb: 1 3/4 × 8 × 1/4 in. (4.4 × 20.3 × 0.6 cm)
shoe horn: 7 1/2 × 1 1/4 × 1/4 in. (19.1 × 3.2 × 0.6 cm)
brush: 8 1/4 × 2 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (21 × 7 × 3.2 cm)
mirror: 12 3/4 × 7 1/2 × 1/4 in. (32.4 × 19.1 × 0.6 cm)
powder container: 2 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (6.4 × 11.4 cm)
small cosmetic container, each: 1 × 1 3/4 in. (2.5 × 4.4 cm)
nail buffer: 2 × 6 × 1 1/4 in. (5.1 × 15.2 × 3.2 cm)
button hook: 7 × 6 × 1/2 in. (17.8 × 15.2 × 1.3 cm)
nail file: 7 × 1 × 3/8 in. (17.8 × 2.5 × 1 cm)
scissors: 5 × 2 × 1/4 in. (12.7 × 5.1 × 0.6 cm)
cuticle knife: 4 1/2 × 1 × 1/4 in. (11.4 × 2.5 × 0.6 cm)
comb: 1 3/4 × 8 × 1/4 in. (4.4 × 20.3 × 0.6 cm)
shoe horn: 7 1/2 × 1 1/4 × 1/4 in. (19.1 × 3.2 × 0.6 cm)
brush: 8 1/4 × 2 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (21 × 7 × 3.2 cm)
mirror: 12 3/4 × 7 1/2 × 1/4 in. (32.4 × 19.1 × 0.6 cm)
ClassificationsPersonal Objects
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Dominic De Palma
Object numberPC2001.42.13.1
DescriptionThis rounded container and lid originate from an Ivorene makeup set, similar to cosmetic sets popular during the late nineteenth and into the early twentieth centuries. The container is a cream color throughout, and a rounded body, while the lid contains a decorative, scalloped edge. A black border frames the perimeter, in addition to blue flower motifs and green leaves on one side. The top of the lid includes a hole in the centerOn View
Not on viewTerms
ca. 1880
ca. 1880
ca. 1880
ca. 1880
1895
ca. 1880
ca. 1880
unidentified
ca. 1880
ca. 1880
ca. 1880
ca. 1880