Powder Collection

Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889. Creators: Joseph Keppler, Bernhard Gillam
Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889

While the Wig is Being Powdered, c18th century. Creator: Pehr Nordquist
While the Wig is Being Powdered, c18th century

Krishna and Radha Celebrating the Holi Festival with Companions, c1750. Creator: Unknown
Krishna and Radha Celebrating the Holi Festival with Companions, c1750

La Diaphane. Poudre de Riz (Poster), 1896-1898. Creator: Chéret, Jules (1836-1932)
La Diaphane. Poudre de Riz (Poster), 1896-1898. Private Collection

Japanese Toilet, c. 1890. Creator: Kimbei, Kusakabe (1841-1932)
Japanese Toilet, c. 1890. Private Collection

Japanese Toilet, c. 1890. Creator: Kimbei, Kusakabe (1841-1932)
Japanese Toilet, c. 1890. Private Collection

Percussion Powder Tester, Europe, c. 1830. Creator: Unknown
Percussion Powder Tester, Europe, c. 1830

Mensonge (Lie), c. 1895. Creator: Ibels, Henri Gabriel (1867-1936)
Mensonge (Lie), c. 1895. Private Collection

Bakelite powder box from dresser set owned by Lena Horne, mid 20th Century
The base is made of semi-translucent orange Bakelite plastic and is circular with a cylindrical handle on its top. The lid (2011.27.2.11b) has black and gold colored embellishments in art deco style

Green and gold makeup box from Maes Millinery Shop, 1941-1994
An empty makeup box for loose powder. The ovular container (a) is covered on the exterior sides with green and gold foil in a stylized floral design

The Bien Senjoko face powder, c. 1824. Creator: Eisen, Keisai (1790-1848)
The Bien Senjoko face powder, c. 1824. Private Collection

Morning. Creator: G E Petit
Morning. After Francois Boucher

George Washington, 1795. Creator: Adolf Ulric Wertmüller
George Washington, 1795

Specimens of volcanic matter found in the crater of Vesuvius, 1776
Specimens of volcanic matter found in the crater of Vesuvius, Plate XXXXVI, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies, by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803)

Specimens of volcanic matter taken from the inside of the crater of Vesuvius, 1776
Specimens of volcanic matter taken from the inside of the crater of Vesuvius, Plate XXXXIV, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies

Specimens of a curious volcanic matter taken from a hollow road leading from Pisciarelli to the Solfaterra, Plate XXXXIII, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies

The Toilet of an Attorneys Clerk, c1778-1832. Artist: Philibert Louis Debucourt
The Toilet of an Attorneys Clerk, c1778-1832

Powder production in the Sierra de Tardienta, 1814 (1939). Artist: Francisco Goya
Powder production in the Sierra de Tardienta, 1814 (1939). From Les Chefs-D Ouevre Du Musee Du Prado. [Les Editions Holbein, Switzerland, 1939]

Filling cartridges with dynamite powder at Isleten, near Fluelen, Switzerland, 1893. A print from the Illustrated London News, (7 January 1893)

Selling henna in Gabes market in Tunisia

Boers attacking a British blockhouse (microfort) during the 2nd Boer War 1899-1902
Boers attacking a British blockhouse (microfort) during the 2nd Boer War of 1899-1902

The Queen in her Store-room, 1859. At this time there was an ongoing struggle between France and Austria over Italian independence as the Italian states tried to rid themselves of despotic rulers

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