ROUGE

H1995.1415

Shallow cylindrical tin made and used as a cheek colour powder container. The lid is ornamented like a golden spider web laid on the orange surface with small clouds on both sides. The inscriptions: 'Colliandum' written across the lid and also: 'The PERFECT CHEEK COLOUR/ AN IMPROVEMENT ON ROUGE.' Inside is a puff.

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: H1995.1415
Accession Date: 2 Nov 1995
Credit: B.J. Strahan

Material

Felt/Textile0 - Whole
Sheet/Metal
Paint/Synthetic/Polymer
Powder/Unclassified

Measurement

height17mm
diameter53mm

 


 

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