Haberdashery Box

Applied Arts

Identifier2020.12.15.2.AA.BX.C1910.FR

Author

Maurice Frings & Cie (French, 1841 - 1927)

Description

Curved cardboard box covered with stylized Art Nouveau floral fabric, and decorated with a brass handle. Inside of the lid a paper label is glued for "Cordonnet lustré AU PAON simili-soie, M.F.A Paris". Box originally distributed in department stores of the time.

Materials

Cotton
Cardboard

Origin

vers 1910 Paris, France

Dimensions

Width : 10.5 cm
Length : 19 cm
Height : 8.5 cm