There are 2 other images of this object. This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions), and as such we offer a high-resolution image of it. See our image rights statement.

 

See more objects with the color lightgrey darkolivegreen lightslategrey dimgrey grey or see all the colors for this object.

Object Timeline

1913

  • We acquired this object.

1994

2014

2025

  • You found it!

Bandbox (USA), ca. 1840

This is a Bandbox. It is dated ca. 1840 and we acquired it in 1913. Its medium is block-printed on paper, pasteboard support. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was donated by Alexander Wilson Drake. It is credited Gift of Alexander Wilson Drake.

Its dimensions are

49 x 39 x 32 cm (19 5/16 x 15 3/8 x 12 5/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Bandbox (USA), ca. 1840; block-printed on paper, pasteboard support; 49 x 39 x 32 cm (19 5/16 x 15 3/8 x 12 5/8 in.); Gift of Alexander Wilson Drake; 1913-9-3-a,b

This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://www-5.collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18180259/ |title=Bandbox (USA), ca. 1840 |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=4 November 2025 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>