Report from the Krusenstiernska archive - the handmade wallet

The work of storing and inventorying the objects continues and now the Swedish branch of the family is underway.

Louise Charlotta von Krusenstierna (1823-1875) was the aunt of the family archive's founder Philip Herman and the older sister of Hermina, who owned the Krusenstiernska Gården in Kalmar (now a museum and garden café).

In the family archive there is a sewn wallet, very richly embroidered with pearls and wool yarn, which Louise gave to her fiancé Philip von Otter. He later broke off the engagement and then sent back the wallet, which appears to have been unused since then. Louise remained unmarried.

//Blenda Weibull