Box

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Box

Entry/Object ID

1966.29.2k

Description

Printed cardboard box for a paper doll set. The box has short sides, and the back secures with tabs similar to an envelope. The front is printed with the image of a boy in a fancy dress costume with leggings, boots, and a wide-brimmed hat. The top has the label, "LORDLY LIONEL". To the right of the boy is in the label, "The PRINCE AND PRINCESS SERIES OF DRESSING DOLLS PATD. FEB 20TH 1894." At the bottom is the label, "Raphael Tuck & Sons. LONDON : PARIS : NEW YORK PUBLISHERS TO Her Majesty The Queen. DESIGNED BY MARGUERITE McDONALD."

Context

Used by Catherine and Florence Briggs in Brandon, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1966.29

Source or Donor

Briggs, Florence Day (1884-1974)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

McDonald, Marguerite

Manufacturer

Raphael Tuck & Sons

Date made

1894

Place

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Doll, Paper

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Box, Storage

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Doll

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Box

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Material

Cardboard

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Briggs, Catherine Marion (1883-1945)

Person or Organization

Briggs, Florence Day (1884-1974)

Related Places

Place

Town

Brandon

County

Rutland County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America