Handkerchief Etui
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0346
- Description
- A handstitched, muted green silk, quilted, soft case for covering stored scarves, handkerchiefs and other small articles. Outer silk has a sheen and is quilted in diamond pattern with floral central motif at front. Lined with lighter silk crepe inside with small pocket at one end where there are tw…
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- Title
- Handkerchief Etui
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 21.0 x 43.5 cm
- Description
- A handstitched, muted green silk, quilted, soft case for covering stored scarves, handkerchiefs and other small articles. Outer silk has a sheen and is quilted in diamond pattern with floral central motif at front. Lined with lighter silk crepe inside with small pocket at one end where there are two ball shaped, soft buttons covered with the fabric. Other end has two fabric loops which act as buttonholes. Under pocket is small, stuffed square of fabric which is sewn to case along end and tacked at other two corners.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0346
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