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Culture:American
Title:box
Date Made:mid 19th century
Type:Container
Materials:cardboard, wallpaper, paper, string, textile: silk
Place Made:United States
Measurements:overall: 3 1/2 in x 8 3/4 in x 6 1/8 in; 8.9 cm x 22.2 cm x 15.6 cm
Accession Number:  HD 88.046
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Semicircular cardboard box covered with decorative wallpaper paper in yellow, black, white, grey, marroon, and green and with a small silk bow attached to the long side. The interior is lined two sheets of paper from what was probably a ladies' fashion magazine; the top sheet has part of a story with an associated illustration of two women, and the bottom has a sheet with fashion advice.

Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Silk

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