Textiles, pink cotton fabric handkerchief bag. Front has an overlay of cream coloured tapestry fabric embroidered with cross stitch and lines of pattern. Bag has a 4 cm cream coloured frilled lace edge on all sides. One side is hemmed and open. Decorative 2 cm pink ribbon bow in one corner. Hand made.textiles, domestic, pink handkerchief bag

Textiles, pink cotton fabric handkerchief bag. Front has an overlay of cream coloured tapestry fabric embroidered with cross stitch and lines of pattern. One corner is turned down to represent at purse flap to form a 17 cm opening. Bag has a 4 cm frilled lace edge (cream coloured) on three sides plus around the turned down flaps. 2 cm pink ribbon bows on three corners plus on turned down flap. Hand made.textiles, domestic, handkerchief bag

Padded purple silk handkerchief bag/sachet with pink braiding and applied lace. The sachet contains three handkerchiefs bordered with lace.personal effects, handkerchiefs, bags, sachets, pouches

A rectangular dark green velvet handkerchief bag with embroidered pink and yellow flowers with green leaves on the front. The top right-hand corner of the bag is turned down and stitched and it has a quilted, pink lining and beige-coloured braid edging.bags, personal effects

c. First World War.A cream, rectangular handkerchief bag with a white and pale pink embroidered floral design and two butterflies on its front panel. In the middle of the front panel are two crossed flags; one a Union Jack and the other unidentified, fastened by a mauve tassel cord. A white, scalloped, embroidered border encases the front panel and the outer edges of the bag are finished with white braid and four white tassels. The bag has a cream muslin lining.bags, personal effects, handkerchief bags