<I>Bouquet holder, engraved flowers</I>

ca. 1830-1920

Silver funnel-type bouquet holder with looped handle. Vase is comprised of hand-engraved, machine-cut sheets of silver with floral decorations and Rococo Revival curvilinear shapes. One of the five-petaled flowers near the top has a hole in its center through which a pin would be inserted, piercing the stems of a posy to keep it secure. The unadorned loop handle ends in flower plaquette. A chain ending in a plain finger ring is attached to the handle. This feature 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.