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Box

Box
Object name 
Box
Date 
1943
Medium 
Paper
Dimensions 
2 x 1 1/2 x 7/8 in.
Description 
This tiny wedding or anniversary cake box is cream colored with silver monogramed initials on the top lid that read "P.L." inside a diamond design. It opens with a hinge like a book and ties closed with attached ribbons. Inside are doilies and the words "Madame Blanche/ 249 East 57th Street/ New York."
Credit Line 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number 
2002.1.644
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.