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Bandbox (USA)

This is a Bandbox. It is dated ca. 1830 and we acquired it in 1913. Its medium is block-printed on handmade paper, pasteboard support. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was donated by Mrs. James O. Green. It is credited Gift of Mrs. James O. Green.

Its dimensions are

44 x 35.5 x 32 cm (17 5/16 x 14 x 12 5/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Bandbox (USA); block-printed on handmade paper, pasteboard support; 44 x 35.5 x 32 cm (17 5/16 x 14 x 12 5/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. James O. Green; 1913-12-7-a,b

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