Box for Bell Push

Description:

Gold-papered or -painted oval box with friction-fit cover, both pasted over with white textured paper, the cover printed in gold across exterior "Juvelerer / A.Halberstads Eftf. / Østergade 4 / KØBENHAVN" in different fonts. Filled with pink batting. Contains bell push, 1979.0828.01B.

Date Made: ca 1911 - 19121910 - 1919Date Purchased: ca 1911 - 1912

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: EuropePlace Used: United States: New York, New York City

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Credit Line: Gift of Mary Livingston Ripley and S. Dillon Ripley

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1979.0828.01BCatalog Number: 1979.0828.01BAccession Number: 1979.0828

Object Name: box

Physical Description: card (overall material)paper (overall material)ink (lettering material)batting, cotton (batting material)Measurements: overall: 1 1/8 in x 3 3/4 in x 2 5/8 in; 2.8575 cm x 9.525 cm x 6.6675 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-340a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1451874

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