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Date
1890 – 1939
Material
paper; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.1110
Description
Handmade paper hatbox with a lid. One piece of heavy paper is bent into a rounded oblong shape, and stitched together at one side. The bottom is attached with blue fabric. The overall pattern on the hatbox is a blue background wtih yellow and red flowers and feathers. The lid has the same patter…
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Title
Hatbox
Date
1890 – 1939
Material
paper; fibre
Description
Handmade paper hatbox with a lid. One piece of heavy paper is bent into a rounded oblong shape, and stitched together at one side. The bottom is attached with blue fabric. The overall pattern on the hatbox is a blue background wtih yellow and red flowers and feathers. The lid has the same pattern with fabric glued around the outside edge. A small piece of fabric, with illegible handwriting, is glued to the centre of the lid. A string loop handle is threaded in one side.
Subject
crafts
Mary Schaffer
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.08.1110
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