Handkerchief Box
1867
Great Britain
White cardboard trimmed with pink; silver, gold and white seal on lid reads, SUPERIOR QUALITY GENTLEMENS LINEN CAMBRIC HANDKERCHIEFS READY FOR USE. Documentation notes "old box-once held some personal things last worn by Gen. Lee-Lexington VA.” This item was passed down in the Lee Family.
Paper, ribbon. H 6.5, L 19.2, Depth 8.9 cm
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, ARHO 2322
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