Paper hat box,, circa 1900.

Item — Box: 72

Identifier: Series 13:

Staff Only

Series Scope and Content

From the Series:

This series consists of 11 boxes of various size and construction, including wooden cheese boxes. Except for the last one, they are all the general shape of hat boxes. Individual boxes have been decorated by Percival.

Dates

Creation: circa 1900.

Creator

From the Collection: Percival, Olive (Collector, Person)

Language of materials

From the Collection:

Languages represented in the collection: English.

Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 67 boxes

Additional Description

Physical Description

Box : paper, round, 7 7/8 inches tall, 15 inches diameter; exterior covered in a beige diamond pattern paper; interior covered in beige paper with green ivy trellis and red berries with polka dotted background. Attached note in Olive Percival's hand: "This is a reproduction of wallpaper used in The Craigie Home. Cambridge". Typed label on exterior: "Olive Percival Collection".