<I>Bouquet holder, grape and leaf motif</I>

ca.1830-1920

Silver bouquet holder with curved handle. The vase is comprised of grape clusters and leaves looped over a wire ring, which functions as the lip. Below the clusters, large upright leaves make up the bottom of the vase. The neck, which connects the vase to the handle, is long with slender upright leaves overlaying a central support. The curved, tubular handle is hand engraved and capped with a ball. A finger ring on a shorth length of chain is connected so the bouquet holder could be worn on the finger or attached to a chatelaine at the waist.