Brown linen handkerchief case w/ gold silk inner liner and outer boder. Silk bows at corners. Front of case embroidered w/ gray flowers and an inscription in green. Interior divided into 2 compartments.
handkerchief boxes
embroidering
linen (material)
silk (textile)
floral patterns
Linen
Silk
Embroidered
Floral
HOLDER, TISSUE
Embroidered on front: ""See within/ This dainty case/ Filmy veils/ For thy fair face""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
6.25 x 9 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.5195
Maine (United States)
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