Full Record |
| Title |
powder bowl |
| Collection |
Museum of Design in Plastics: Arts University College at Bournemouth |
| Date |
circa 1920-1929 |
| Description |
A circular powder bowl with a push-on lid. The lid incorporates a recess for a small powder puff, with a screw cover and finial. The whole powder bowl is made of thermoformed cellulose nitrate possibly by British Xylonite. This item forms part of the Plastics Historical Society (PHS) collection. |
| Accession Number |
PHSL : 70 |
| Dimensions |
height 80mm, diameter 120mm |
| Materials |
plastic, CN, cellulose nitrate |
| Notes |
Everyday objects, such as those in this collection, are sometimes difficult to research. If you have any information about this object please contact the museum on modip@aub.ac.uk. |
| Rights |
MoDiP has done its utmost to obtain clearance from all IPR holders before adding images to this catalogue, if you believe that any image has been used without permission please contact us on modip@aub.ac.uk. |
| Method |
thermoformed |
