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Bandbox with lid. Bandbox [A] and lid [B] constructed of wood and covered with pasteboard then multiple layers of decorative paper. Outermost layer is a roller-printed yellow and red wildflower wallpaper on tan ground. Box and lid are lined with newspaper, advertisement and calendar papers.
bandboxes (containers)
paper (fiber product)
Bandbox
"Henry Gledhill & Co. N.Y." (Stamped four times)
"16 / 1661" (handwritten)
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Henry Gledhill & Co. (Manufacturer)
New York, United States
11 1/8 x 18 1/2 x 13 1/4 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.23AB
1890-1900 (Calendar paper lining interior dated 1891 and 1892.)
New York state (United States)
Title Bandbox Accession Number 2001.281.24AB
Machine Printed
Tan
Original
Machine Made
Paper
Floral
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