Round pasteboard bandbox (A) and lid (b). Box and lid are covered with wallpaper in a Gothic Revival pattern with Gothic arches overlaid with sprays of roses and scrolling foliage. Block printed in pinks, greens, orange, grays and blue. Bottom of box has newspaper lining.
bandboxes (containers)
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Unidentified Paper
Bandbox
"Mrs. H. E. Johns on / Cap Box" (Handwritten on underside of lid)
W.P. 625
H.B. 26
Unknown
5 5/8 (H), 5 1/4 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. W. W. Morong
1929.960AB
Block Printed
Bandbox
Ungrounded
Original
Handmade
Paper
Gothic Revival
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