Collar Box

V.2018.26.01
The Valentine Collection, Museum Purchase, 2018

This souvenir collar box with a bas relief decorative top panel features the Virginia Washington Monument completed in 1869. The panel is molded form gutta-percha (Hard rubber) of the type patented in 1851 by the Goodyear Company. The base and lid are of American white pine and the interior is lined with pale blue glossy paper.