Museum Collections
Historical Artifacts
Amusement
Object name
Amusement
Date
1880-1910
Medium
Paper
Dimensions
12 1//8 x 6 3/8 x 1 3/8 in.
Description
A green cardboard box marked on the front edge "100/ [damaged] ary's Beauties". The inside of the box lid is printed with four slightly racy portraits of women, one in pants and another with a low-cut open shouldered dress. The box top is held open and upright by ribbons and pulls up from the base six cut-out paper dolls of women wearing form fitting outfits, knicker pants and exotic or foreign costumes. The base of the box has a built in drawer for storage.
Credit Line
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number
2002.1.2141
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.





