Handkerchief case
Date
Unknown
Materials
Measurements
200 mm (Width); 400 mm (Length)
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 1518078
Summary
A late 18th Century royal blue taffeta, ruffled handkerchief case containing 11 embroidered / lace edged handkerchiefs and 6 with embroidered initials and a handkerchief sachet of quilted blue silk, containing 3 white work, embroidered handkerchiefs with initials 'A', 'DSS', and 'EAS' 2 Others with 'HS.Selwyn' and 'FLS' embroidered, another, marked in ink 'HA.Selwyn' five whitewashed handkerchiefs and various others
Provenance
Purchased with the family collection of Abbey contents in situ from Mrs Petronella Burnett-Brown December 2009.