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Pasteboard bandbox with lid. Bandbox [A] and lid [B] are covered with a block-printed white ground paper with repeating silver diamond geometric pattern with silver and green leaves and brown flowers. The rim of the lid is covered with a floral designed paper. The interior of the box is lined with white paper. The underside of the box and lid are unpapered.
bandboxes (containers)
paper (fiber product)
block printing (relief printing process)
Bandbox
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
2001.287
2002.63.7ab
Unknown
United States
7 x 10 7/8 x 8 3/4 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.7AB
Title Bandbox Accession Number 2001.281.5AB
Title Bandbox Accession Number 2001.281.6AB
Block Printed
Polished
Bandbox
Original
Machine Made
Paper
Diamonds
Leaves
Floral
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