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Oval wooden bandbox (A) and lid (B). Bandbox and lid are covered with wallpaper with the "Toast to the Ladies" motif depicting a gentleman sitting betwen two women. Block printed in pink, white and green varnish on gray background. Box and lid are lined with various newspapers dated 1851. Box has string attached for carrying.
Box has separated from its bottom and lid has separated from rim.
bandboxes (containers)
paper (fiber product)
wood (plant material)
Unidentified Paper
Bandbox
"Warranted Naile / Band Boxes / Manufactured by / Hannah Davis, East Jaffrey, N.H." (Printed label pasted on underside of lid)
1929.1613
Davis, Hannah (Maker)
11 1/2 x 14 1/8 x 10 3/8 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Newton Mackintosh
1929.1613AB
Block Printed
Bandbox
Grey
Original
Handmade
Paper
Scenic
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