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Box, Hat

Object Name:
Box, Hat
Object ID:
1983.002.07
Creator:
Worthley, Mark (1807-1861)Manufacturer
Place of Origin:
Boston, MA
Date:
circa 1840
Description:
Hatbox, oval, with removable lid. All cardboard, covered with pink and blue wallpaper in striped leaf design. Printed paper label inside lid: "MARK WORTHLEY, / BAND AND FANCY PAPER BOX / MANUFACTURER, / 119 WASHINGTON STREET, / Opposite the head of Water St., / BOSTON."
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-6 W-8.5 L-10.5 inches
Provenance:
From the Ffrost Homestead, Durham, N.H.
Credit Line:
Gift of George F. Sawyer and Charles H. Sawyer
Subjects:
Boxes, Hats, Box industry
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