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Scene depicts firemen pulling Engine No. 13 toward a burning house. Yellow ground color, block printed in pink and white distemper colors and in olive green/brown with glossy finish. This design continues three times around the circumference of the box. Border paper around lid: on green ground, branching stem block-printed in white and pink.

This bandbox and lid is block-printed on handmade paper, pasteboard support with the following markings: Printed label pasted inside lid: "H. BARNES"/ BANDBOX/ MANUFACTORY,/ No. 33 Jones' Alley/ Near Second Street, Opposite Christ Church,/ PHILADELPHIA./ FANCY & RIBBON BOXES MADE IN HANDSOME STYLE/...". Its dimensions are: H x W x D: 44 x 35.5 x 31cm (17 5/16 x 14 x 12 3/16in.).

This bandbox and lid is from United States and dated 1831–44.

Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt. Its provenance is Ex-coll.: Alexander Drake, no. 23 (Gift) We acquired this object in 1917.

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