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Rectangular pasteboard bandbox (A) and lid (B) with rounded corners. Bandbox and lid are covered with multiple layers of wallpaper. The topmost layer has large scale flower motifs and rococo scrolls on a background of pindots printed in browns and grays on a cream ground. Small portion of a lower layer of paper is visible on the bottom of the box but pattern cannot be discerned. Handsewn repairs are evident on rim of lid
bandboxes (containers)
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
Unidentified Paper
Bandbox
Unknown
9 x 12 5/8 x 10 3/8 (HxWxD) (inches)
1980.84AB
Machine Printed
Bandbox
Cream
Original
Machine Made
Paper
scrolls
flowers
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