Red, green, white and brown on a yellow field. On sides of box, squirrels and trees. On top of box, houses with trees and a border of flowers.

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Bandbox (USA), ca. 1830

This is a Bandbox. It is dated ca. 1830 and we acquired it in 1913. Its medium is block-printed on 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.

Sidewall, The Wayside, 1900–40
machine-printed.
Gift of Aimée and Rosamond Lamb.
1973-2-10

Scrolling foliate medallion enclosing squirrels perched on branch amidst fruit and flowers.

Sidewall (France), 1820
block printed on handmade paper.
Museum purchase from the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition....
1994-101-13

Handle in the form of a squirrel sitting upright on a twisted leaf.

Demi-tasse Spoon (France), ca. 1890
silver.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program,....
1996-56-30

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Sampler with red embroidery on a natural linen ground in three sections. The upper register has rows of alphabets. The middle register contains rows of geometric pattern bands, with a large squirrel in the center. The lower register contains spot motifs, including houses, vases and baskets of flowers, crosses, an anchor, bible, teapot, key, heart, ship, and animals, including an elephant between two palm trees.

Sampler (England), 1887
cotton embroidery on cotton foundation.
Bequest of Marian Hague.
1971-50-188

Small-scale pattern of irregular circle motifs on a luster ground. The design is composed of applied ground walnut shells in a tan color on a slightly irridescent lighter tan background.

Sidewall, Acorn, 2007
applied ground walnut shells on paper backing.
Gift of Carnegie Fabrics.
2013-44-3

Design for a motif, possibly for an advertisement poster depicting a tree trunk with truncated limbs and a disproportionately large oak leaf superimposed over the trunk at left. The leaf (half black and half white) emerges from an abstracted depiction of an acorn, below.

Drawing, Design for a Motif with Tree Trunk, Leaf, and Acorn, February 1936
graphite, brush and black gouache on cream paper.
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
1963-39-875

Its dimensions are

44.5 x 36.5 x 30.5 cm (17 1/2 x 14 3/8 x 12 in.)

Cite this object as

Bandbox (USA), ca. 1830; block-printed on paper, pasteboard support; 44.5 x 36.5 x 30.5 cm (17 1/2 x 14 3/8 x 12 in.); Gift of Alexander Wilson Drake; 1913-9-1-a,b

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2Bbmv/
Accession Number 1913-9-1-a,b
Object ID 18180245