MPOLIN-M1774

Rectangular packaging in black and gold. Lid attached on a hinge, closing with a snap fastener. A cylindrical pack with lipstick has been attached (permanently) to the closure. The central area of the lid is in black, plain. Along the edge a gold frame separated from the central field by an application of convex floral threads (acanthus leaves). The lower part in gold, decorated with grooving (shallow parallel grooves). The lipstick packaging is decorated with a plant application acanthus leaf) in the central area).

Inside there is a rectangular mirror (in the lid). In the lower part, an additional lid with a snap closure is visible. The lid is decorated with a geometric spray. When opened, a sponge applicator is visible. No refill (powder). Lipstick in coral colour.

Material: plastic, glass, metal, organic material

Technique: bonding, pressing, casting

Date: 1930 – 1940

Object manufacture - organisation / label: Helena Rubinstein, Inc. (Melbourne; 1902)

Production of the object - place: New York (USA)