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Oval pasteboard bandbox. Paper depicts a scene at Little Falls, a town on the Mohawk River where the Erie Canal ran through. The Erie Canal was begun in 1817 and was a popular scene for it was another means of transportation. Block-printed in blue, pink and white on a green ground.
bandboxes (containers)
Bandbox
Grand Canal
561
Unknown
United States
10 1/4 x 15 3/8 x 12 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. John A. Jeffries
1930.618
Lilian Baker Carlisle, "Hat Boxes and Bandboxes at Shelburne Museum," pg. 132-134.
United States
Block Printed
Bandbox
Green
Original
Handmade
transportation
Paper
bridge
houses
horse
canoe
canal
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