Object Details
- Description
- This unusual bottle of Arabian Style Egg Shampoo Cream came to the Museum from the Georgetown Pharmacy of Washington, D.C., after the pharmacy closed in 1988. Promoted in advertisements as a "beautifier and grower," this product appears to have been available from about 1895 to 1920. In 1913 it was advertised for 18 cents at a Washington Rexall drugstore. Protein and other nutrients found in eggs are thought to enhance hair’s health.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Matthew E. Donahue, M.D., in memory of Francis Donahue
- ca 1913-1919
- ID Number
- 2002.0136.092
- accession number
- 2002.0136
- catalog number
- 2002.0136.092
- Object Name
- hair care product
- shampoo
- Other Terms
- Cosmetics
- Physical Description
- paper (container material)
- glass (container material)
- Measurements
- overall: 5 3/8 in x 2 7/8 in; 13.6525 cm x 7.3025 cm
- place made
- United States: Maryland, Baltimore
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- Beauty and Health
- Beauty and Hygiene Products: Hair Care and Enhancement
- Hair Care Products
- National Museum of American History
- web subject
- Hair Care Products
- collection
- Georgetown Pharmacy
- Record ID
- nmah_1215832
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-ae5f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
