Bandbox And Lid, "Grand Canal", ca. 1840
This object is resting in our storage facility.
We acquired this object in 1913
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- Object ID: 18177753
- Accession Number: 1913-12-9-a,b
- Acquired: 1913
- Short URL: http://cprhw.tt/o/2BaBx/
- Bandbox And Lid, "Grand Canal", ca. 1840. ca. 1840. Block-printed on paper, pasteboard support. Gift of Mrs. James O. Green. 1913-12-9-a,b.
Box has yellow field with brown, blue and green printing representing a canal in a landscape. Top does not belong with box. Printed in browns, with a tempietto.
This bandbox and lid is block-printed on paper, pasteboard support. Its dimensions are: 37.5 x 28 x 26 cm (14 3/4 x 11 x 10 1/4 in.).
It is inscribed Written in ink on label on lid exterior: Mrs. Briant Pine Plains
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This bandbox and lid is from United States and dated ca. 1840
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This object has been included in the following exhibitions:
- Rooms with a View: Landscape & Wallpaper, April 24, 2001 - October 14, 2001
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