Collection Highlights

Donner Lake From the Summit

Date:

1873

Object Number:

1909.16

Medium:

Oil on canvas

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Object name

Hair Grooming

Date

1890-1930

Medium

Metal, wood

Dimensions

11 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in.

Description

This metal curling iron has two prongs for making complex curls and a device that crimps and makes waves. The handles are black wood.

Credit Line

Gift of Bella C. Landauer

Object Number

2002.1.815

Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.