Flowers used for personal adornment were a popular, almost mandatory, fashion accessory in the nineteenth century. Small bouquets, called nosegays, posies, or tussie mussies were carried by debutantes, matrons, and girls, and they were a popular gift in the mid to late 1800s among friends and suitors. They were typically created in concentric rings of flowers, tightly wound together, and were ofte
- श्रेय: Smithsonian Gardens, Horticultural Artifacts Collection. Gift of Frances Jones Poetker.
- अधिकार: CC0
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Gilded metal
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