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Oval bandbox without lid. Bandbox is covered with paper depicting parrots on palm tree branches. Motifs are green, blue and brown on blue ground. Interior of box is lined with plain beige paper. Bottom of box is separating from sides; evidence of earlier handsewn repairs to bottom.
bandboxes (containers)
paper (fiber product)
Unidentified Paper
Bandbox
Unknown
10 3/4 x 16 5/8 x 12 7/8 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Mr. A. Stainforth
1918.1087
Bandbox
Original
Paper
birds
palm trees
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