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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.

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.

Figure in Middle Eastern attire leading camel with another camel in the distance. Large trees in the middle ground. Printed in pink or mauve and green on yellow ground.

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

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

Conventional design of flowers and drapery festoons in pink, olive and white on yellow field.

Bandbox (USA), 1830
block printed on handmade paper, pasteboard support.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1913-17-26-a,b

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

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.

Bandbox And Lid, Engine Company No. 13, 1831–44
block printed on handmade paper, pasteboard support.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1917-36-7-a,b

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

Pattern includes a scene along the Erie or "Grand Canal" between Albany and Buffalo, New York, begun in 1817. The scene is apparently based on a "View of the Aqueduct Bridge at Little Falls" included in Cadwallader D. Golden's "Memoir Prepared for the Celebration of the Completion of the New York Canals", New York, 1825. Medallion pattern on lid; guilloche border around lid. "GRAND CANAL" printed in the design. Blue ground color, block-printed in pink and white distemper, and in green brown and yellow with glossy finish.

Bandbox And Lid, Grand Canal, ca. 1830
block printed on handmade paper, pasteboard support.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1918-19-12-a,b

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

Landscape with trees, houses and figure of a man. Next to the house a rock outcropping contains a waterfall. Dark green, red and pink on green field. Cover with unidentified chapel and buildings.

Bandbox (USA), 1830–45
block printed on handmade paper, pasteboard support.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1913-17-24-a,b

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