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1998

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2015

2023

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Bandbox Lid Fragment (USA)

This is a Bandbox lid fragment. It is dated 1820–30 and we acquired it in 1998. Its medium is block-printed on handmade paper, pasteboard support. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

It is credited Gift of Anonymous Donor.

Its dimensions are

50 x 20.5 cm (19 11/16 x 8 1/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Bandbox Lid Fragment (USA); block-printed on handmade paper, pasteboard support; 50 x 20.5 cm (19 11/16 x 8 1/16 in.); Gift of Anonymous Donor; a-w-87

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