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Oval wooden bandbox and lid. Bandbox (A) and lid (B) are covered in paper printed with yellow, blue and pink flowers and bow motifs on pale pink ground (ground color is now considerably faded). Bottom of bandbox is lined with undientified newspaper dated 1836.
bandboxes (containers)
paper (fiber product)
Unidentified Paper
Bandbox
1917.287
Unknown
6 3/8 x 12 3/8 x 10 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Isabelle Robinson
1917.287AB
Bandbox
Pink
Original
Paper
flowers
bows
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