Preserved Paper Flower Mourning Funerary Shadow Box dermay Vase has three shallow scratches

Vase has three shallow scratches on the surface of the glass

Markings: DHJ

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Crafted in gold-filled metal with a warm patina

Originally designed to keep one's timepiece close to his or her chest

Preserved Paper Flower Mourning Funerary Shadow Box dermay Vase has three shallow scratchesPaper flowers have been used for centuries for religious offerings, decoration and memorials. During the mid 1800s women often kept busy with various crafts like needlepoint, embroidery, beadwork and creating paper flowers. Many books were available outlining the processes for many of these crafts at the time. Often times real flowers did not survive the long trip to the cemetery making paper flowers a better choice. These paper wreaths were used as