PILLBOX WITH WHITE FLOWERS

Creator(s): Esther Kirwan Steck (Designer)

Currently in storage

About this object

The off-white pillbox frame is covered in white organza; the sides are densely covered with applied flowers, each 3.5” in diameter with white stamens. Some petals are sheer, others are opaque. Under the top of the crown the hat is lined with filet lace which shows through a filter of organza on the outside. The maker’s name is stitched in yellow thread, approximately 4.5”W x 1.75”H

Object name:

PILLBOX WITH WHITE FLOWERS

Made from:

organza -- filet lace -- white silk flowers

Made in:

Washington, USA

Date made:

ca. 1960

Size:

10.8 × 22.9 cm (4 1/4 × 9 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

2012.9.31

Signature marks:

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973