Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
89.24.001 A—E
Accession#:
89.24
Credit Line:
Donated by Mamie and Marcus Jensen.
Object Name:
Set, Comb & Hairbrush
Title:
Child's Gold Vanity Set
Date:
1910
Year Range from:
1900
Year Range to:
1920
Description:
Three—piece vanity set. Ornately embossed gilded metal with Grecian figure, cherubs, scrolls, et cetera. Bright gold color.
A — 6 inches by 1.125 inches comb has gold floral embossed metal back with white celluloid teeth.
B — 6 inches brush overall. Bristles 3 inches by 1.25 inches by .625 inch. Floral and scrolls. Cameo face in ornate handle.
C —3.125 inches glass mirror; handle 3 inches by .625 inch at widest. Grecian scene.
D & E — Boxed in original 1.5 inches by 4 inches by 10 inches outside gray—green with blue inside compartmented cardboard box with lid.
A — 6 inches by 1.125 inches comb has gold floral embossed metal back with white celluloid teeth.
B — 6 inches brush overall. Bristles 3 inches by 1.25 inches by .625 inch. Floral and scrolls. Cameo face in ornate handle.
C —3.125 inches glass mirror; handle 3 inches by .625 inch at widest. Grecian scene.
D & E — Boxed in original 1.5 inches by 4 inches by 10 inches outside gray—green with blue inside compartmented cardboard box with lid.
Notes:
Birthday gift to donor's sister, Anna Feusi, on her 10th birthday, (in 1910).
Exhibited in Store 1990
C — Mirror still on exhibit. A,B,D and E returned to storage May 1998
Exhibited in Store 1990
C — Mirror still on exhibit. A,B,D and E returned to storage May 1998
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