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A cut steel chatelaine
English
19th century
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Steel cutwork, bone, and silk velvet lining
Dimensions
43 x 28 x 2 cm (16 15/16 x 11 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift in memory of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb
Accession Number52.1274
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
DescriptionA cut steel chatelaine with face of hook in shape of bat, nine pendants of varying length, holding a chain purse, a pin box (?) or needle box lined with blue velvet, a pin case (at one end of a double chain, other piece missing), a thimble case in shape of bucket, stylus, a pair of embroidery scissors, a knife, and a note book with ivory leaves, on one leaf a pencilled note still remains.