Tissue Box Cover, circa 1963

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Artifact Overview

This tissue box cover from the early 1960s blends traditional and modern styles into a simple and functional household item. The star-and-diamond-molded plastic imitates the cut-glass trend popular at that time -- perfect for an upper-middle-class home.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Cover (Closure)

Date Made

circa 1963

Creators

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2025.129.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic

Color

White (Color)
Colorless

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5 in
Length: 10.5 in

Inscriptions

on bottom, in reverse: [C] / TRELAWNET / 1963
Tissue Box Cover, circa 1963