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Engine Company No. 13

H. Barnes, USA · 1831–44 · Block printed on handmade paper, pasteboard support

From the collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Scene depicts firemen pulling Engine No. 13 toward a burning house. Yellow ground color, block printed in pink and white distemper colors and in olive green/brown with glossy finish. This design continues three times around the circumference of the box. Border paper around lid: on green ground, branching stem block-printed in white and pink.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s own description

Subjects

Bandboxes (containers)Wall coverings

Credit lineEngine Company No. 13. 1831–44. H. Barnes, USA. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt. CC0.

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