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Oval wooden bandbox (A) with lid (B) covered with wallpaper. Wallpaper has large scale exotic floral pattern. Block printed in two pinks, varnished green, and white on yellow ground. Newspaper covering on bottom is dated 1831.
bandboxes (containers)
paper (fiber product)
wood (plant material)
Unidentified Paper
Bandbox
1932.2040
WP 620
HB 21
Unknown
13 1/2 x 20 1/4 x 15 3/8 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. Peter J. Bonney
1932.2040AB
Bandbox
Yellow
Original
Handmade
Paper
flowers
Floral
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