An Item from a Family "Life Box"

My paternal Grandmother, Tatjana, must have sewn this insignia from her husband Vytautas's uniform onto the piece of aqua-blue silk. My Dad later sent the piece to his twin sister, Jonė, sometime after Tatjana died.

 
That's Dad's handwriting on the envelope into which he tucked the silk piece. Dad wrote, "From what I remember, Daddy wore this insignia in Russia, pinning it to his shoulder, it looks like it's from the tsar's army."