Oval bandbox (A) with lid (B) and lined with newspaper. Large-scale leaf pattern blockprinted in blue and red on a blended yellow, white and blue ground. There are two thin strips of another paper (probably Renaissance Revival) on the edges.
bandboxes (containers)
paper (fiber product)
Bandbox
468
1924.438
Unknown
France
12 1/4 x 20 1/2 x 15 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of William Sumner Appleton
1924.438AB
Possibly France
Engraved
Irise
Bandbox
Original
Handmade
Paper
leaves
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