Manicure hand model
Object
Model
Production date
1999
Object number
2000.60
Physical Description
A manicure hand model made of white skin-toned plastic. Each nail was decorated by the Vietnamese staff of Hollywood Star Nails in Dalston. The nail care industry provides a source of employment for Vietnamese people living in Hackney, many of whom worked in the textiles industry until it moved overseas in the 1990s, and have now found work in other trades.
Material
Plastic
Dimension
height (whole): 220mm
width (whole): 100mm
depth (whole): 50mm
width (whole): 100mm
depth (whole): 50mm
On display?
No