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Beauty Powder

Accessories
Inventory number
2020.1.22.8ac.AC.CS.C1950.FR
Author:
House of Gemey (American/French, founded 1923)
Description
Round beauty powder box by Gemey. The tone of the powder is "Fleur de pecher" and the powder is perfumed with "Gemey", a House of Richard Hudnut's fragrance first appeared in 1923. The box is in beige and brown tones with bubbly effect motif. The tan and brown mottled effect of the packaging was produced by printing fine brown lines on a rose tan background that was only broken by a vertical silver band displaying the product name. Comes in its original square cardboard packaging.

The fragrance "Gemey" was launched in 1923 by "Parfums Richard Hudnut" and was than transformed into a daughter company producing different cosmetic products with this fragrance.
Materials
Cardboard
Paper
Powder
Origin
circa 1950 France
Dimensions
Width : 8 cm
Length : 8 cm
Height : 2.5 cm