| Object ID |
2008.0004.003 |
| Accession# |
2008.0004 |
| Object Name |
Holder, Bouquet |
| Title |
"BOUQUET HOLDER" |
| Description |
A small McKee glass cane pattern blue wedding bouquet holder in the shape of a woman's boot. See Provenance and Notes. |
| Date |
1886 |
| Search Terms |
Decorative objects
Glass
Glassware
Bouquet Holders
Bouquets
Shoes |
| Collection |
Brown Family Collection |
| People |
Hunker, Bess
Hunker, Robert L.
Hunker, Doris N.
Hunker, John D.
Marks, Dora Welshonse Brown
Brown, David |
| Subjects |
Decorative objects
Glass
Glassware
Bouquets
Shoes |
| Artist |
McKee |
| Catalog date |
02/22/2008 |
| Catalog type |
History |
| Collector |
Bess E. Brown Hunker |
| Count |
1 |
| Credit line |
Robert L. Hunker |
| Dimensions |
H-5.5 W-1.5 D-4.5 inches |
| Event |
Honeymoon of David H. Brown and Dora Welshonse Brown |
| Home Location |
RLH House Museum |
| Makers mark |
BOUQUET HOLDER
PATENTED DEC. 1886 |
| Material |
Glass |
| Notes |
The bouquet holder was purchased on the honeymoon of Dora Welshonse Brown and David Herman Brown, Robert L. Hunker's maternal grandparents. They were married on January 2, 1890 and it was used to hold the wedding bouquet of Dora Welshonse Brown. |
| Owned |
Dora Welshonse Brown |
| Place of Origin |
Unknown |
| Provenance |
From the Bess E. Brown Hunker collection, Robert L. Hunker's mother. See Notes. |
| Recfrom |
Robert L. Hunker |
