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1941

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Bandbox (USA)

This is a Bandbox. It is dated 1830–40 and we acquired it in 1941. Its medium is stencilled paper, distemper colors, pasteboard support. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

46.5 x 37 x 29 cm (18 5/16 x 14 9/16 x 11 7/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Bandbox (USA); stencilled paper, distemper colors, pasteboard support; 46.5 x 37 x 29 cm (18 5/16 x 14 9/16 x 11 7/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1941-64-1-a,b

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