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Bandbox (USA)

This is a Bandbox. It is dated ca. 1840 and we acquired it in 1913. Its medium is block-printed paper, pasteboard support. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was donated by Alexander Wilson Drake. It is credited Gift of Alexander Wilson Drake.

Its dimensions are

43 x 35 x 30.5 cm (16 15/16 x 13 3/4 x 12 in.)

Cite this object as

Bandbox (USA); block-printed paper, pasteboard support; 43 x 35 x 30.5 cm (16 15/16 x 13 3/4 x 12 in.); Gift of Alexander Wilson Drake; 1913-9-2-a,b

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