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- Chromolithograph, "Venetian Gondola," circa 1845 -
- circa 1845
- Collections - Artifact
Chromolithograph, "Venetian Gondola," circa 1845
- Bandbox, 1856 - In the early 1800s, Americans used bandboxes to store clothing, accessories, and other small items. Bandboxes were handy containers in the home or when traveling by stage, boat, or rail. Manufacturers covered these inexpensive pasteboard or wooden boxes with colorful papers. This bandbox's paper consists a series of scroll cartouches with various transportation scenes -- note the one with the train.
- 1856
- Collections - Artifact
Bandbox, 1856
In the early 1800s, Americans used bandboxes to store clothing, accessories, and other small items. Bandboxes were handy containers in the home or when traveling by stage, boat, or rail. Manufacturers covered these inexpensive pasteboard or wooden boxes with colorful papers. This bandbox's paper consists a series of scroll cartouches with various transportation scenes -- note the one with the train.