Bandbox

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Bandbox

Entry/Object ID

1964.3bc

Description

Oval bandbox, or hatbox, covered with block-printed wallpaper. The wallpaper is printed with a delicate pattern of grey stripes and dots with a floral sprig tied with the bow. The band of the lid is covered with a different paper, this one having a blue ground with brown dotted flowers.

Context

Owned by Merinda Nelson Bill in West Tophsham, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1964.3

Source or Donor

Harvey, Dorothy Mayo (1903-1995)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1840

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

Material

Cardboard, Paper

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Bill, Merinda Nelson (1813-1901)

Related Places

Place

Town

Topsham

County

Orange County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America