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Seals box

Collection Type

  • Tools and equipment

Date

1850-1870

GUSN

GUSN-25515

Description

Oval form w/ large flattened base w/ leaf motif cutout around periphery of oval. Small box w/ circular cutout holes outside of leaf border. Large flat lid has picture of hummingbird in center.

Details

Descriptive Terms

boxes (containers)
paper (fiber product)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
hummingbirds
Unidentified Paper
Hummingbird
BOX

Associated Building

Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

0.5 x 3.375 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman

Accession Number

1985.455AB

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