Wooden, oval bandbox (A) with lid (B). Repeating vignette of a woman on horseback holds hands with man and a church in the background. Scene is framed by stylized leaves, dots and floral medallion. Block-printed in two greens, white and pink on a blue ground.
bandboxes (containers)
paper (fiber product)
wood (plant material)
block printing (relief printing process)
Bandbox
696
Unknown
United States
14 1/8 x 18 7/8 x 13 7/8 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Harold Goddard Rugg
1957.129AB
Lilian Baker Carlisle, "Hat Boxes and Bandboxes at Shelburne Museum," pg. 158-159 & pg. 10. Lynn
1832-1835 (1832-date of newspaper lining)
United States
Block Printed
Bandbox
Blue
Original
Handmade
Handmade
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