Vanity case
Category
Textiles
Date
circa 1900 - circa 1976
Materials
Silk
Measurements
405 x 240 x 40 mm
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Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 209177
Summary
A vanity case, padded cream silk with embroidered floral design and braided edge. Closed with ribbon ties. Embroidered onto the cover "Folded in this dainty case are filmy veils for thy fair face". Contains lace veils.
Provenance
Part of the Bambridge Collection. The hall and contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 1976 by Mrs Elsie Bambridge (1896-1976)