Antique Book Shaped Cardboard Box with Chromolithograph of Girl and Dog Blue Silk Ribbon Late 19th Century images
Inv. no. 2176 · Interiors and lighting
Antique Book Shaped Cardboard Box with Chromolithograph of Girl and Dog Blue Silk Ribbon Late 19th Century
19th century Bookboard
Price: €55.00
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Antique book-shaped cardboard box featuring a chromolithograph cover illustration of a young girl with a white Spitz dog. The box is adorned with an applied textile ribbon and bow.
Dating to the late 19th or early 20th century, this type of book-form container was traditionally used for high-end confectionery, writing paper, or keepsakes. These boxes served as decorative household items long after their original contents were consumed.
Details:
- Period: Late 19th Century (circa 1890-1900)
- Technique / Style: Chromolithography, book-binding assembly
- Size: Length 19 cm (7.48 inches), Width 12 cm (4.72 inches), Depth 3 cm (1.18 inches)
- Material: Cardboard, paper, textile ribbon, metal staples
- Condition: Stable antique condition. Shows age-appropriate wear including fading and fraying of the textile ribbon, oxidation on staples, slight edge abrasions, and paper discoloration. The interior retains its decorative paper lace trim.
This object is a collectible specimen of historical lithography and antique packaging, of interest to collectors of Victorian ephemera, antique boxes, and canine-related historical memorabilia.
Dating to the late 19th or early 20th century, this type of book-form container was traditionally used for high-end confectionery, writing paper, or keepsakes. These boxes served as decorative household items long after their original contents were consumed.
Details:
- Period: Late 19th Century (circa 1890-1900)
- Technique / Style: Chromolithography, book-binding assembly
- Size: Length 19 cm (7.48 inches), Width 12 cm (4.72 inches), Depth 3 cm (1.18 inches)
- Material: Cardboard, paper, textile ribbon, metal staples
- Condition: Stable antique condition. Shows age-appropriate wear including fading and fraying of the textile ribbon, oxidation on staples, slight edge abrasions, and paper discoloration. The interior retains its decorative paper lace trim.
This object is a collectible specimen of historical lithography and antique packaging, of interest to collectors of Victorian ephemera, antique boxes, and canine-related historical memorabilia.
Legal notice: This product is a vintage collectible item. Due to its age (art. 115 ter. 4 TRLGDCU), the store does not guarantee the preservation of its original performance properties (original scent, texture, durability, safe composition, and others). The product is not intended for direct use/application, is sold "as is", and is exclusively for collection or decorative purposes.
- ReferenceBOX-LIT-1912
- In stock1 Item
- ConditionUsed
- MPN4564705197
- Era19th century
- MaterialsBookboard
