Bandbox

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Bandbox

Entry/Object ID

1972.28.16ab

Description

Round box with removable lid. The box is covered in wallpaper printed with a blue and white floral border design. The center top of the lid has an oval 3/4-length portrait of a man wearing a suit. The interior of the lid is lined with a newspaper dated 1863.

Context

Owned by Melvina Angeline Smith Maxham in Middlesex, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1972.28

Source or Donor

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

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1863

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Hatbox

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bandbox

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Box, Accessory

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Carrying & Storage Gear

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

5-1/4 in

Diameter

8 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

Place

Town

Worcester

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America