A wooden oval hat box covered with block printed floral wallpaper, white and pink carnations with green leaves on blue ground, lined with newspaper dated 1839.
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HATBOX
Labeled on the underside of the lid is: Warranted Nailed Band-Boxes. Made by Hannah Davies, Jaffrey, NH.
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Davis, Hannah (Maker)
Jaffrey, NH, USA
9 1/2 x 12 1/2 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.468
New Hampshire (United States)
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