Handkerchief Boxes

Date1800s

Terms

Handkerchief Boxes
Cotton
Satin
Silk Fiber

Dimensions17.77 × 15.23 cm (7 × 6 in.)

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Charles F. Bowers

Object numberPER1156.0002

DescriptionA square handkerchief holder or case made of satin embroidered with narrow ribbon in a pattern of vines and flowers in pink, blue and magenta, bound with silk cord. One side features a pink colored satin ground and pink cord while the other side is cream colored with black cord. The four corners are secured with pink ribbon bows tied around loops of cord. The two pannels are filled with thin layers of cotton batting.