Box

Name/Title

Box

Entry/Object ID

1972.28.17

Description

Paper covered box with a decorative advertisement for seeds on the lid. Both the box and lid are covered in pink, floral and star printed paper. The top of the lid has an applied advertisement showing a bundle of flowers and strawberries with the inscription, "Vick's Choice Seeds / James Vick, Rochester.

Context

Owned by Melvina Angeline Smith Maxham of Middlesex, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1972.28

Source or Donor

Erickson, Dorothy Edith Maxham (1914-1980), Birkett, Nellie Maxham (1909-2005)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Box

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

5-5/8 in

Width

2 in

Depth

4 in

Material

Cardboard, Paper

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Maxham, Melvina Angeline Smith (1839-1907)

Related Places

Place

Town

Middlesex

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America