Bandbox

Additional Title(s)

Silas Goodrich Bandbox; and Collins & Fairbanks Beaver Top Hat
Small Hat Box

Collections

ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS

Dateca. 1835

Mediumprinted wallpaper on pasteboard

Dimensions4 x 7 x 6 in. (10.2 x 17.8 x 15.2 cm.)

DescriptionSilas Goodrich bandbox with floral pattern and Collins Fairbanks beaver top hat, together with a small display top hat with feather and miniature hat box.

InscribedLid, silkscreened: FROM / PETER HIGGINS'S / HAT AND CAP / ESTABLISHMENT,/ NO. 1 CITY WHARF,/BOSTON.; underside of lid, printed paper label: SILAS GOODRICH,/ Manufacturer of /BAND BOXES,/ Hat, Store Muff & Fancy Boxes,/ OF EVERY DESCRIPTION,/ 25 Court Street, Boston./ Entrance through S.H. Gregory & / Co's Paper Hanging Store.

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Jonathan and Karin Fielding

Status

Not on view

Object number2016.25.76