蓋の裏に鏡の付いた粋なルージュコンパクトで、「黒いヴィーナス」と謳われたジョセフィンベーカー（1906〜1975年）をモチーフにしていると考えられる作品です。
貧しい環境の中で育ちながらもコーラスガールとして認められ、踊り手、シャンソン歌手としてアメリカ・フランスで活躍し、ピカソやヘミングウェイに影響を与えました。また、飛行士の資格を取り、有色人種差別待遇反対同盟を主宰、様々な国の孤児を養子にするなど社会に貢献し、社会に影響を与えました。フランスでは今でも彼女の面影を街のあちこちで見かけます。

Although tiny, this is a stylish rouge compact with a mirror behind the lid. It is adorned with a head figure of Josephine Baker (1906-1975), who was fondly known as the Bronze Venus. Raised in a poor neighborhood in the States, she was always discriminated against. She started her career as a chorus girl, later moving on to become a dancer and chanson singer, for which she became famous in the States and France, she influenced on Picasso and Hemingway. She also had a pilots license, supported the American Civil Rights Movement, adopted orphans from many different countries, devoting herself to making a difference in society. Even now, her old trinkets can be found here and there in France.