Long, oval bandbox (A) with lid (B). Papered with an allover foliate pattern with black pindot stems. On lid is also allover, small, stylized leaves palmette in form and outlines in small pindots, connected to each other by thin stems. Printed in black, white, and green on a green ground. Bottom paper is marbelized and is blue, red and ivory.
bandboxes (containers)
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
pasteboard (paper)
bandboxes (containers)
Bandbox
566
Unknown
England
8 1/4 x 15 3/4 x 11 (HxWxD) (inches)
Estate of William B. de las Casas
1931.66.5AB
England (United Kingdom) [country]
Block Printed
Bandbox
Green
Original
Machine Made
Paper
leaves
pindots
foliate
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