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On box, large-scale floral sprig set within a vining foliate framework. On lid, sailing vessel on ocean, with legend: Prosperity to our Commerce and Manufacturers. Printed in pink, white and olive on a yellow ground.

Bandbox And Lid (USA), ca. 1830
block-printed paper on pasteboard support.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1917-36-6-a,b

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Blue field; red dogs chasing red deer through forest.

Bandbox (USA), ca. 1830
block-printed paper on pasteboard support.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1918-19-1-a,b

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Yellow field, printed in green, pink and white with Castle Garden and the surrounding park, with figures in foreground. Legend above building: Castle Garden.

Bandbox And Lid, Castle Garden, ca. 1830–40
block-printed paper on wood support.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1918-19-7-a,b

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Vining floral design typical of Chinese handpainted wallpapers. Brightly colored birds and vines hand painted on silk.

Window Shade And Cornice (China), 1850–1900
hand painted silk, wood cornice.
Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
1931-40-49-a,b

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Very exotic foliage, resembling palm trees, with oversize parrots and dragonflies. The upper portion of the box contains a pattern of white stars. Printed in pink and varnished green on a yellow ground. Very faded.

Bandbox And Lid (USA), ca. 1820
block-printed on handmade paper, cardboard support.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1913-17-10-a,b

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Farm scene with poultry. Chicken and rooster in foreground. Man with horse-drawn plow in distance. A large church with enclosed garden is to the left, while three additional buildings are in the further distance behind plow. Printed in pink, olive and white on green field. On top, castle on mountain rising from lake.

Bandbox (USA), ca. 1830
block printed on handmade paper, pasteboard support.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1913-17-19-a,b

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Two figures riding horses: woman is riding sidesaddle, wearing a veil, man is turned around waving to figure standing in door of small house or cabin in the distance. Sticker with number 470 on side of box. Printed in pink and green on light yellow ground. Lid rim is covered with blue floral print paper.

Bandbox And Lid (USA), ca. 1830
block-printed paper, pasteboard support.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1913-17-20-a,b

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Blue ground; in pink and white, figure of general on horse; tents in background. Legend: Gen'l Taylor Old Rough and Ready, around top.

Bandbox And Lid, Old Rough and Ready, ca. 1846
block-printed paper on pasteboard support.
Gift of Mrs. Frederick F. Thompson.
1913-45-9-a,b

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 7 images of this object.

Blue field, printed in white, green and brown. On box, baskets of flowers and fruit, and groups of figures. On cover, portion of picture of Clayton's Ascent and portion of picture of a boat attacked by a sea-serpent.

Bandbox (USA), ca. 1840
block-printed on paper, pasteboard support.
Gift of Alexander Wilson Drake.
1913-9-3-a,b

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Fragmentary patterns show a coach, horses, inn.

Bandbox And Lid (USA), 1830–35
block-printed on paper, pasteboard support.
GIft of Alexander Wilson Drake.
1913-9-5-a,b

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Workbox for seamstress, covered with simple geometric small-scale floral pattern, cloth pocket inside.

Bandbox (USA), 1825–28
block-printed paper, pasteboard, wood, wool.
Gift of Mrs. Rollin Stickle.
1960-111-6-a,b

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Wooden bandbox covered in wallpaper with pineapple pattern. Coloring of exposed areas much faded, better preserved paper sample with vivid coloring around rim. Turquoise-green background (light blue in exposed areas) with background fill of deep pink dots (white in exposed areas), white trailing leaves and flowers, bold repeating pattern of cluster of three pineapples in white and pinks with green leaves. Lined with newsprint: "Christian Panoply". Paper label inside lid: "Warranted/ Nailed/ Bandboxes/ Made by/ Hannah Davis".

Bandbox, Pineapple, 1840
block-printed paper on wood support; lined with newsprint.
Gift of Harvey Smith.
1968-44-1-a,b

This object was made by Hannah Davis.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Block print repeat design wallpaper pattern: on blue background, two salmon-colored birds on yellow limb with leaves, sprays of salmon and yellow flowers and leaves, salmon-colored bird in flight. Over-all diagonal movement of pattern. Rim border: band of strung beads with yellow and blue highlights on blue background.

Bandbox (USA), 1830–40
block-printed paper on pasteboard support.
Gift of Harvey Smith.
1968-44-3-a,b

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Light, clean bright colors on yellow ground, enframed by white lace-like pattern, vignettes in pink and green depicting winged cupid shooting arrows at a bulls-eye target, behind which classically-draped maiden sits, watching; tree in background. This scene alternates with large bouquet of pink roses tied with pink ribbon. Rim fragments: Yellow background, white and deep pink lines and circles with green dots.

Bandbox (USA), 1840–60
block-printed paper, pasteboard support, newsprint.
Gift of Staten Island Museum.
1967-2-1-a/d

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Volume contains 1,361 woodblock printed samples, 93 leaves. Designs include textile imitations, florals, geometrics, fancy gimps. Swatches detail the company's production from 1822-30.

Sample Book (France), 1822–30
block-printed, gilded, flocked, handmade paper.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment and Decorative Arts....
1986-34-2-1/1364

This object was made by Jacquemart & Bénard.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 48 images of this object.

Scenic paper of formal gardens with "Temple of Love and Pyramid". Printed in olive green, dark red and brown on pale gold background. Cover matches.

Bandbox, Temple of Love and Pyramid, ca. 1830
block-printed paper on pasteboard support.
Gift of Mrs. William A Hutcheson.
1941-52-2-a,b

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Traditional historic styles mostly inspired by 18th and 19th century wallcoverings. Patterns include fabric and ribbon, strie, and large-scale floral designs based on Chinese hand painted papers. This line created in celebration of the company's 25th year.

Sample Book, Jubilee Collection, 1986
screen printed.
Gift of Claudia Vargisy.
1997-151-1-1/116

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 120 images of this object.

Scenic paper is mounted on an eight-panel folding screen. Printed in grisaille.

Folding Screen, "Bay of Naples" from "Vues d'Italie", 1822
block printed on handmade paper, wood frame.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1999-24-1-a/h

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Box shows houses and trees, with a hot air balloon; legend: "Clayton's Ascent." Lid features legend: "A Peep at the Moon." A telescope, attached to a skeleton framework, is focused on the moon. Life on the moon is plainly visible. Three aeronautical figures with wings are engaged in temporal pursuits. A lamb appears in the foreground with palm trees and volcano in the background. Printed in pink, white and green on a cream field.

Bandbox And Lid, Clayton's Ascent, 1835–40
block printed on handmade paper, pasteboard support.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1917-36-2-a,b

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 6 images of this object.

Blue field, printed in pink, green and brown. Framework of white interlaces, enclosing medallions: one view: two women, one with parasol, watching a clown and young acrobat perfomring on draped table; second view: of a basket of fruit. Lined with newspapers of 1839.

Bandbox (USA), ca. 1840
block-printed paper on pasteboard support.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1917-36-8-a,b

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Soldiers in costume of Napoleon's time, in pink and green, on yellow field, enframed in white drapery motif with tassels. Lined with newspaper of 1833.

Bandbox (USA), ca. 1840
block-printed paper, wood support.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1918-19-3-a,b

This object was made by Hannah Davis.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

A group of four hunters with dogs and a horse shown within a clearing in the woods. Printed in pink, white and what was probably green on a yellow field. This same design appears on the lid.

Bandbox (USA), 1825–35
block-printed on paper, pasteboard support.
Gift of Mrs. James O. Green.
1913-12-2-a,b

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 6 images of this object.

Woman in Roman chariot drawn by two horses. White, pink and brown on shaded field of buff and blue.

Bandbox (USA), ca. 1830
block-printed on paper, pasteboard support.
Gift of Mrs. James O. Green.
1913-12-3-a,b

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Blue field, red and white trees, with figures grouped about a wagon.

Bandbox (USA), ca. 1830
block-printed on handmade paper, pasteboard support.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1913-17-11-a,b

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Yellow field, with macaws in blue, brown and white and branches of the same color.

Bandbox (USA), ca. 1830
block-printed on paper, pasteboard support.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1913-17-12-a,b

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Windmill and railroad, three loaded cars drawn by a horse, on side. Top has houses and trees, with a border of flowers. Printed in sky: "Windmill & Rail Road". Printed in red and green on yellow ground.

Bandbox And Lid, Windmill and Rail Road, ca. 1830
block-printed on handmade paper, pasteboard support.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1913-17-18-a,b

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Covered with wallpaper of a blue field, with diagonal framework of scrolls in white enclosing squares decorated with roses in pink, white and green.

Bandbox (USA), 1843
block-printed paper, wood support.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1913-17-25-a,b

This object was made by Hannah Davis.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Blue field. On box, man and woman in costume of about 1835, confronted by two men in Hindu costume; brown, pink and white. Cover in same color, has two buildings with framework of daisies.

Bandbox (USA), ca. 1845
block-printed paper on pasteboard support.
Gift of Mrs. Frederick F. Thompson.
1913-45-15-a,b

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Political campaign attack on General Harrison, shown standing in front of a log cabin, greeting a veteran. A barrel of cider sits next to the door. In the background is the Ohio River with a paddle wheel boat. Printed in colors on a blue ground. On lid: Scene with a castle on the summit of a mountain across a lake with sailboat with three men seated in the stern. There are buildings to the left and across the lake to the right. Scene is enclosed in a floral wreath.

Bandbox And Lid, William Henry Harrison, ca. 1840
block-printed paper on pasteboard support.
Gift of Mrs. Frederick F. Thompson.
1913-45-7-a,b

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

Blue field, printed in pink, white, brown and green with repeating design of peacock with flowers, foliage and grapes.

Bandbox (USA), ca. 1840
block-printed paper, pasteboard support.
Gift of Alexander Wilson Drake.
1913-9-2-a,b

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Dismounted hunters with guns, one of whom is seated and the other in the act of shooting, standing. Standing horse, at left. At right, dogs in pursuit. Background of dark trees and sloping ground. Box bottom only, no lid.

Bandbox (USA), ca. 1835
block-printed paper, pasteboard support.
Gift of Edna de Frise.
1953-141-1

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Vining floral design typical of Chinese hand painted wallpapers. In foreground, strange rock formation amid grassy plateaus, waterlillies in pond at right, two large predatory birds amidst smaller birds, hummingbird and butterflies. Painted in bright polychrome color.

Window Shade And Cornice (China), 1850–1900
hand painted silk, wood cornice.
Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
1931-40-48-a,b

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Window Shade And Cornice (China)

Window Shade And Cornice (China)
hand painted silk, wood cornice.
1931-40-51

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Cardboard bandbox covered with machine printed wallpaper. On light brown background, white and darker brown leaf design, edged with pin work, enframing castellated buildings. Bottom covered with newspaper reporting events in Michigan of 1844-45 and mentioning the Mexican War (1846-48).

Bandbox (USA), 1845–50
machine-printed paper, pasteboard, newspaper.
Gift of Harvey Smith.
1968-44-5

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Tall cardboard bandbox covered in wallpaper of geometrical salmon and blue pattern, with brown. Squared, large diamond shapes with seaweed-like fill and symmetrical flower or leaf forms. Inside rim, fragments of two different wallpaper patterns, one salmon on light blue, one blue on yellow. Two wooden bracing strips across bottom.

Bandbox (USA), 1835–38
block-printed paper, pasteboard support.
Gift of Harvey Smith.
1968-44-6

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Bandbox with pale yellow background, brownish green trees, pinky-beige brick buildings. Possibly the first capitol at Albany, with chapel called "The Unidentified Chapel and Building". The lid features a decorative urn with flowers. In background, temple and buildings before mountains, seen across lake with swan. Rim of lid decorated with border pattern of leaves and acorns on blue field.

Bandbox, Unidentified Chapel and Building, ca. 1845
block-printed paper on pasteboard support.
Gift of Mrs. H.P. Davison.
1975-31-2-a,b

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.