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Oval bandbox (A) with lid (B). Paper has a floral pattern with meandering, foliate vines. Printed in two pinks, white and varnish on a yellow ground.
bandboxes (containers)
paper (fiber product)
Bandbox
464
1923.748
Unknown
United States
16 3/4 x 19 5/8 x 15 3/4 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. D. P. Abercrombie
1923.748AB
Lilian Baker Carlisle, "Hat Boxes and Bandboxes at Shelburne Museum"
1835-1845 (newspaper lining dated 1854)
United States
Block Printed
Bandbox
Yellow
Original
Handmade
Paper
flowers
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