GUSN-251767
The text reads "The only perfect toilet powder / Used and endorsed by the most refined ladies in private and public life." The round buff colored container has a cherub holding the banner with the name "Lablache Face Powder."
advertising
business (commercial function)
packaging
cosmetics
perfume (scent)
boxes (containers)
1 box ; 3/4 x 2 3/4 inches
EP002
Ephemera collection, 2011 donation
EP002.02.001
3/4 x 2 3/4 (HxW)(inches)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
boxes (containers)
Powder
Item
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