Collections record Beta
Collection Record Detail
Object Name
Photo Oil Color Set
Object Number
2008-04-5
Description
Cardboard box - white textured paper on outside, hinged lid, in red lettering "Marshall's/Transparent/Photo-Oil Colors/Student's Set/USA" Interior lined in bright red, glossy paper, various compartments created by cardboard inserts; on bottom is collection of wooden sticks - pointed at one end; bundle of long fiber cotton wrapped in paper - in red lettering "Marshall's/Transparent Permanent/Photo-Oil Colors/Long Fiber Cotton/John G. Marshall Mfg. Co. Inc./Brooklyn 11, NY" Clear plastic bottom with black screw lid - yellow liquid inside, white paper label with red lettering "Marshall's/P.M. Solution/John G. Marshall/Mfg Co. Inc./167 North 9th St./Brooklyn 11, NY/Made in USA" Two cardboard containers, each with four small tubes of paint; metal containers with screw on caps - paper labels that identify colors - Cheek (red), Virdian-B (green), Green, Sienna, Flesh, Yellow, Verona Brown, Chinese Blue
Comment
Used by Gladys Mattson a local photographer and hand colorist who worked for Wallace Nutting at one time
Date Made
early 20th century
Dimensions
7" long x 4 1/8" wide x 1 1/2" deep
Social Tags (experimental)
