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Item
Box
CIS Survey ID
CIS-2014-2047
Object Type
Personal Accessories
Date Created
1850 - 1860
Place of Manufacture
Alabama
Size
9.5" x 11" x 13.25"
Material
Cardboard; wallpaper; cotton; glue
Marks/Inscription/Labels
None
Condition
Overall fair condition. One corner of the lid has been bent in. The wallpaper on the exterior is worn and peeling in many areas. The paper is lifting from the surface of the cardboard. General dirt, insect carcasses, and grime litter the interior of the box.
Media Type
image/jp2
Description
Oval hatbox covered in wallpaper with vines on a dark red ground. The top of the base has a red rim, and the top has been sewn to the sides of the lid. This does not appear to be part of the original construction, but a later repair when the sides of the lid gave-way. The lid is cardboard, the top of which has been covered in white paper, then a red rim has been added. The main part of the box is a yellowish cardboard, lined on the outside with wallpaper that depicts vines and berries on a dark red ground. The bottom edge of the box has been reinforced with cotton thread to secure the side of the box to the bottom. It is possible that white paper lined the interior of the box, but only fragments in patchy areas remain.
Physical Location
Gulf Coast (U.S.)
Provenance
Originally belonged to Thomas McCrary (1789-1865) of Madison County, Alabama.
Ownership
Private Collection
Date Surveyed
2014-07-18
Source
Classical Institute of the South at The Historic New Orleans Collection
Repository
The Historic New Orleans Collection (http://www.hnoc.org)
Disclaimer
The information contained in the Gulf South Decorative and Fine Arts Database was collected in the year referenced under Date Captured". The Classical Institute of the South will update object records with new information to the best of its ability but does not guarantee that data contained within the records is current.
Digital Collection
Gulf South Decorative and Fine Arts Database
Contact Information
Contact the Historic New Orleans Collection for more information about use and reproduction. louisquery@hnoc.org
Credit
Gulf South Decorative and Fine Arts Database, Classical Institute of the South at The Historic New Orleans Collection.
Rights
Physical rights are retained by The Historic New Orleans Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with US copyright laws. The information and images in the Gulf South Decorative and Fine Arts Database may be used for non-commercial and educational purposes, but they must be accompanied by the “Credit” statement above.
Type of Resource
still image
Type of Resource
three dimensional object
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