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Party Favor Basket

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1900-1930

GUSN

GUSN-258695

Description

Conical paper container; body is light blue paper with thin blue and pink stripes intersecting in checked pattern; paper picture of purple violets is decoupaged to body; thin decoratibe gold border affixed to edge of opening; crumpled white paper covers opening; light blue ribbon affixed to one side of opening.

Details

Descriptive Terms

baskets (containers)
paper (fiber product)
varnish
découpage (image making technique)
floral patterns
Entertainment
Paper
Basket

Associated Building

Original To Field-Hodges House (North Andover, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

1467

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

15 x 3 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Estate of Sarah Moore Field

Accession Number

1998.6382

Places

North Andover (Essex county, Massachusetts)
Massachusetts (United States)

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