<I>Bouquet holder, crest, bone handle</I>

Gilded metal bouquet holder with bone handle. The vase is comprised of two stamped shield shapes with foliate capitals and flanking wire scrolls. A short length of chain connects a floral pin to the side of the vase. The ring would allow the bouquet holder to be worn from the finger or on a chatelaine at the waist to free the lady's hands while dancing. The neck, which connects the vase to the handle, is a sphere over a smooth band. The spindle handle is made from turned bone.

Date: ca.1830-1920
Type: Bouquet holders
Medium: Gilded metal, bone
Department: HAC
Institution: Smithsonian Gardens
Object number: hac_FJP.1987.233
Credit: Smithsonian Gardens, Horticultural Artifacts Collection. Gift of Frances Jones Poetker.

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<I>Bouquet holder, crest, bone handle</I>

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