Embroidered cotton pouches decorated with cross–
stitch embroidery marked “Hong Kong” “1873.”
Purchased in the British crown colony that same
year and probably sent as gifts to Pedro Paterno
who was then in Salamanca and Madrid.
3 1/2" x 2 1/2" (9 cm x 6 cm) each
overall: 3 3/4" x 2 1/2" (9 cm x 6 cm)