Bandbox

Name/Title

Bandbox

Entry/Object ID

1973.1.30a-dd

Description

Wallpaper-covered bandbox filled with wallpaper samples. The lid is covered with paper in a swirled design printed in blue. The box is covered in paper printed with a floral design in browns. The samples contained inside are all borders.

Context

The border samples contained in the box are remnants of the first wallpaper borders used in Windsor House in Windsor, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1973.1

Source or Donor

Henry, Stella Vitty (1888-1985)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1846

Place

Town

Windsor

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Wallpaper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Covering, Wall

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Surface Elements

Nomenclature Class

Building Components

Nomenclature Category

Category 01: Built Environment Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

9 in

Width

11 in

Depth

7 in

Material

Paper, Cardboard

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Town

Windsor

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America