Box
John Fisher Memorial Museum
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| Object Name: | Box |
|---|---|
| Category: | Box, Storage |
| Material: | Cardboard |
| Technique: | Manufactured |
| Accession Number: | 2022.324.448A-B |
| Use-Province: | New Brunswick |
| Use-Country: | Canada |
| Description: | Cardboard box with red and silver branch design on the cover. |
| Narrative: | This box from Van's Ready to Wear, Fredericton contained a pair of women's stockings. as a Christmas gift, the enclosed tag with picture of a candle reads; Joyous Christmas to May (WOOD?) from Stan and Emily(Wood?). In days gone by stores prided themselves on having decorative Christmas Boxes, sometimes as meaningful as the gift itself. May Wood lived on a large farm at Harding Point NB |
| History of Use: | Used as a gift container for a pair of stockings. |
| Height: | 2.5cm |
| Length: | 27.5cm |
| Width: | 11cm |
| Institution: | John Fisher Memorial Museum |
| Institution City: | Kingston |
| Institution Province: | New Brunswick |