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Gift of Mrs. Cora Webb, 1986.158.6a,b  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Hatbox
Gift of Mrs. Cora Webb, 1986.158.6a,b © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Hatbox

Retailer (American, founded 1847)
Date1947-1970
MediumPrinted paper, cardboard, cord with metal hardware
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter): 7 x 12in. (17.8 x 30.5cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Cora Webb
DescriptionRound black hatbox with blue lid and blue cord handle. The bottom of the hatbox is covered in black paper printed with images of Hartford outlined in blue and highlighted in white. The sites are identified in blue script around the base of the box: "G. Fox & Company - Established 1847 - Old State House designed by Bulfinch - Travelers Insurance Company - Tower of Trinity Chapel - Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall - Connecticut Building - Congregational Church of Farmington - Aetna Life Insurance Co. and Affiliates"; both the lid and the base of the hatbox are covered with blue paper printed in black ink with: "G. FOX & CO. / HARTFORD - CONNECTICUT / Serving Connecticut / since 1847".
Object number1986.158.6a-b
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Collections
Gift of Carolyn Locke de Kanter, 1996.146.9a,b  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Katherine Entress Locke
1940-1970
Gift of Lafayette J. Robertson, Jr., 1974.68.17a,b  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
G. Fox and Co.
1940-1970
Given in Memory of Ruth L. Gordon, 1993.8.0  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
G. Fox and Co.
1940-1970
Gift of Kay Hoffman, 1991.142.4a,b  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
G. Fox and Co.
1940-1970
Gift of Theresa R. Shapleigh, 1993.35.2a,b  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
G. Fox and Co.
about 1947
Gift of Mrs. Richard Koopman, 1999.88.8a-c, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
Georgette Auerbach
about 1960
Gift of Mrs. Cora Webb, 1986.158.2  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Mrs. Cora Webb
1950s
Gift of Sam Stout, 2013.90.1  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
G. Fox and Co.
1946-1952
Gift of Sam Stout, 2013.90.2  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
G. Fox and Co.
1946-1952
Gift of Annetta Eddy Brigham, 2001.49.14a  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Doane S. Peirce
1965
Gift of Mrs. Richard Koopman, 1995.30.34  © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
G. Fox and Co.
about 1940
Prescription Box
G. Fox and Co.
1973