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Box

Collection Type

  • Wallpaper

Date

1800-1840

GUSN

GUSN-28268

Description

Long wood and pasteboard oval box (A) and lid (B) covered with wallpaper. Paper has stylized leaves scattered on a striped background. Block printed in green, black and gray on a cream ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

boxes (containers)
paper (fiber product)
wood (plant material)
Box

Additional Identification Number

1918.863
W.P. 600
H.B. 1

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2 3/4 x 15 3/4 x 6 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Elizabeth Green

Accession Number

1918.863AB

Wallpaper Details

Print Technique

Block Printed

Ground Color

Cream

State

Original

Type

Handmade

Medium

Paper

Decor Motif

leaves
stripes

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