Shell Box

Title

Shell Box

Subject

Box

Description

Shell shaped cardboard box wrapped in green fabric. Flowers embroidered on the top of the box. The green fabric is tapered on the top of the box and in gathered together on the sides to create ruffle. The top of the box is lined in a twisted green cord. The lid it sewn into the base. Inside the box is white satin and a white twisted thread hold the attached lid to the base.

Creator

Tabatha Butler Photographer

Source

1949.3.85

Publisher

Idaho State Historical Society

Date

Circa 1949

Contributor

Idaho State Historical Society

Rights

Idaho State Historical Society

Relation

Still image of box in Merci Train collection

Format

Height: 1” Width: 5.5” Length: 7”

Language

French

Type

Still image

Identifier

1949.3.85

Coverage

Idaho State Historical Museum's Storage

Files

1949.3.85a.JPG
1949.3.85b.JPG
Date Added
December 14, 2011
Collection
Idaho Merci Train Collection
Item Type
Still Image
Citation
Tabatha Butler Photographer , “Shell Box,” Idaho Merci Train, accessed April 23, 2024, https://idahomercitrain.omeka.net/items/show/53.