Artist unknown

Collar box

Collar boxes were made for holding men’s collars, although one could also store jewelry, hankies, or the like inside. This one is constructed from wood with a thermoplastic cover. Celluloid, the first thermoplastic, was developed in the mid 1800’s and was relatively fragile. The lid itself has an agrarian composition in low relief enclosed by an oval.

last half 19th C.

Gift of Dr. Bancroft

1996.7