Large, oval pasteboard bandbox (no lid). Paper pattern consists of round medallions made up of flowers (including carnations) and leaves. Each medallion is framed by stylized vines and pindots. Blockprinted in green, varnish green, pink , white on an ungrounded paper.
bandboxes (containers)
Bandbox
564
Unknown
United States
18 1/8 x 22 1/2 x 14 7/8 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. Samuel B. Dean
1931.1135
1830-1840 (newspaper lining dated 1830)
United States
Block Printed
Bandbox
Ungrounded
Original
Handmade
Paper
medallions
carnations
flowers
dots
vines
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