Eye shadow container
Accessories
Inventory number
2023.7.11.12.AC.CS.C1957.USAuthor:
House of Elizabeth Arden (American, founded 1910)Description
Pink eye shadow container. It has a circular shape with a wavy contour. The top part and the bottom part get wider from all sides at the end. On the top, there is a gold arrow following the extremity of the container and an "A" with wings is in between the arrow and starting point. In the center, taking much of the surface, a transparent plastic would have made it possible to see the colour of the eye shadow. At the back, in the center, there is a gold disk with the word "SHEIK" on it. Following the curve of the container, the brand name and city names are around the disk in gold.Former personal belonging of Anna BAN KESZTENBAUM (1927 - 2021), Australian immigrant of Hungarian origin. Holocaust survivor, she was deported to Auschwitz but returned to live in Hungary after the war. She left the country to Canada after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and moved to Australia in 1963.
Material
PlasticOrigin
circa 1957 United StatesDimensions
Width : 3.4 cmLength : 3.4 cm
Height : 1.2 cm