Name/Title
Small decorative box with basketweave print (empty)Entry/Object ID
2025.1.276Description
Small two-piece rigid paperboard set-up box — a lift-off lid over a shallow base/tray — rectangular, covered inside and out with cream paper printed in coral/pink with a repeating basketweave (woven-square / cross-hatch) pattern. The lid is shown resting askew over the base. The interior is plain, uncoated paperboard, heavily foxed and stained. No lettering, label, or seal anywhere on the piece.Use
Preserved by Gertrudis Caraballo GálvezContext
A small decorative packaging or gift box of a generic type used for minor toiletries, soaps, small notions, jewelry, or gift items. Because it is entirely unmarked, neither its original contents nor its origin can be established from the object itself.Collection
The Cabrera Arús family collection, Gertrudis Caraballo Gálvez collecitionInscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
Date: undetermined (tentatively mid-20th century on stylistic grounds; not fixable from the object). Possibly pre-revolutionary.Dimensions
Height
1.7 cmWidth
5.5 cmLength
13 cmParts
Lift-off lid; base/tray. (Both present.)Materials
Material
CardboardMaterial Notes
Rigid paperboard; lithographed paper covering.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Gertrudis Caraballo GálvezNotes
ownerRelated Places
Place
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
useCreated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
March 31, 2022Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 15, 2026
