Oval pasteboard bandbox (A) with lid (B). Box and lid are covered with block printed wallpaper with a floral stripe of morning glories, roses, and other flowers. Printed in blues, greens, browns, oranges and white on ungrounded paper. Rim of lid is covered in block printed wallpaper. Pattern appears to be a Renaissance Revival pattern. Printed in blue and gray on ungrounded paper.
bandboxes (containers)
paper (fiber product)
Bandbox
Fogg-Rollins House,
73.3
2010.21.3
Unknown
9 1/8 x 12 x 9 1/8 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of the Fogg Rollins Charitable Trust
2010.21.3AB
Block Printed
Bandbox
Ungrounded
Original
Handmade
Paper
morning glories
roses
flowers
Floral Stripe
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