Small, oval, wooden bandbox with lid covered with floral borders. Borders have a dense pattern of roses and foliage, with a band of acanthus leaves and scrolls. Printed in white, grey, two greens, yellow, orange and red on a light pink ground.
bandboxes (containers)
Bandbox
526
Unknown
France
3 1/2 (H), 7 1/2 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Miss M. P. Lord
1928.743
France
Block Printed
Bandbox
Pink
Original
Handmade
Border
Wove
Paper
roses
foliage
acanthus leaves
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