Lot 58
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A PAPER-COVERED PASTE-BOARD BANDBOX, AMERICAN, early 19th century, oval, the lid decorated with brown paper with applied block printed paper depicting caps, umbrellas and hats, the sides also with applied block printed papers of the same design (losses to paper)--9in. high, 11 1/2in. wide

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A PAPER-COVERED PASTE-BOARD BANDBOX, AMERICAN, early 19th century, oval, the lid decorated with brown paper with applied block printed paper depicting caps, umbrellas and hats, the sides also with applied block printed papers of the same design (losses to paper)--9in. high, 11 1/2in. wide

Lot Essay

A similar bandbox labelled "S.M. HURLBURT'S PASTE BOARD BANDBOX MANUFACTORY/No. 95 Court Street, Boston," circa 1830, featuring the handblock printed "Hats, caps, and Umbrellas" design is illustrated in Excellence in American Design: Current Offerings from the Collection of David A. Schorsch, Inc. (Catalogue VIII, 1991, p. 16).

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