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Sealing Wax

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Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1875-1924

GUSN

GUSN-70509

Description

Rectangular white box; four sticks wax (yellow, green, pink, and lavender)

Details

Descriptive Terms

wax
cardboard
paper (fiber product)
wax
Wax, Sealing
Wax, Sealing

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1/4 x 4 1/2 x 2 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.5056

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