Box, Chocolate
Description
A flat, rectangular chocolate box with a lift off lid. Decorated with white flowers, black and gold leaves against a blue background. Pasted-on cover depicts a lady in an island setting wearing colourful clothing.
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Artist/Maker
Production role
Manufacturer
Production place
Classification
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Resting
back
on
an
idyllic
beach,
dressed
in
beautiful
clothes,
the
woman
on
the
lid
of
this
box
attempted
to
draw
her
viewers
away
to
a
dream
world,
far
from
the
daily
grind
of
life
during
the
Depression,
as
they
sampled
the
delights
of
the
Phoenix
chocolates
inside.
Holidays
were
beyond
the
scope
of
most
families
struggling
during
the
1930s.
Even
purchasing
a
box
of
chocolates
was
beyond
many
people.
Such
a
small
box
would
have
been
more
affordable.
And
creating
such
visually
attractive
packaging
gave
the
box
a
longer
use
value.
Once
the
chocolates
were
eaten,
boxes
like
this
were
often
used
to
store
prized
treasures,
trinkets
or
jewellery.
Accession number
A85.726
Collection type
Material
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