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Object Name
Bandbox
Object Number
1920-06-1 a,b
Description
Oval board box covered with block-printed wallpaper. Blue background with pattern of pink squirrels and red and yellow trees; design repeated on lid. On the rim lid is a border of flowers and leaves on a yellow background. Inside lined with ivory paper. Box is sewn, with lid showing construction of rag paper over burlap.
Provenance
Owned by Elizabeth Lounsebury, member of Gordon Filley household, c.1820.
Category
Personal Artifacts
Date Made
1810-1830
Dimensions
Oval 16.5" x 12.75", Height 9.875"
Materials
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Bandbox