Antique Victorian Era Beadwork Tea Cozy Needlework Panels for Decorator Throw Pillow - Glass Bead pair Inkwell and several handles bear

Inkwell and several handles bear the French Minerve or Minerva hallmark

It was never hinged

Years and years of apprenticeship before the Masters rise to this art

and still has the 4 thin wafers within that are for taking notes

Measurements in full are on the photos

Antique Victorian Era Beadwork Tea Cozy Needlework Panels for Decorator Throw Pillow - Glass Bead pair Inkwell and several handles bearAntique Victorian to Edwardian era glass beadwork needlepoint in silk, the outer panels of a tea caddy which are ready to be separated and worked up into a pair of stunning accent pillows. Option 2: put a new padded interior liner and put it back to its original purpose of keeping your teapot hot. This one found in England years ago (we're trying to work through crates we've left unopened in warehouse), you can see each side separately to evaluate.