Bandbox

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Bandbox

Entry/Object ID

SS.63.219 a-b

Description

Bandbox, with cover: scene marked: "CASTLE GARDEN" all about box, on bluish-green ground in white and pinkish beige with touches of deep red, dark green, and brown; building, above which flies reversed American flag, in background, with trees, strolling figures, etc., in foreground; cover bears floral pattern, with vases of flowers amid swags in white, pink, and deep red on light blue ground, and chain design border at edge; interior of lid marked in ink: "Miss Winchel."

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1830

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

7901

SS.63.219 A-B

SS.63.219a-b

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

11-1/4 in

Width

14-1/2 in

Length

18-3/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 11 1/4 x 14 1/2 x 18 3/8 in. (28.6 x 36.8 x 46.7 cm)

Material

thread, Paper (bandbox), Cardboard

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Castle Garden

Notes

Subject

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Features image of Castle Garden, the theater where Jenny Lind made her American debut; design based on print by Imbert & Co., from A. J. Davis drawing, c. 1825.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Sunnyside, Mamy's Asylum