Small, oval, wooden bandbox (A) with lid (B). Covered in paper with peony sprigs and stylized, scrolling foliage. Printed in dark green and varnish green, two pinks, and white on a yellow ground.
bandboxes (containers)
paper (fiber product)
Bandbox
463
1923.744
Unknown
United States
5 3/4 x 10 x 7 1/8 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. D. P. Abercrombie
1923.744AB
United States
Block Printed
Original
Yellow
Original
Handmade
Paper
scrolling foliage
sprigs
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