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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsChatelaine
A chatelaine is like a toolbelt for ladies. A chain worn about the waist holding things like keys, scissors, thimble, watch, household seal, etc. Popular and elegant from medieval through Victorian times.
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Chatelaine (Original Post)
My Good Babushka
Mar 2014
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Xyzse
(8,217 posts)1. Cool, I always thought it was a position in a castle.
That is some intricate work there.
frogmarch
(12,160 posts)2. How interesting!
The one in the picture is beautiful!
I suppose chatelaines would be too heavy to wear as steampunk earrings (or as an earring on just one ear), but wouldn't it look great?
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,737 posts)3. My dear My Good Babushka...
What an elegant accessory!
I'd never heard of it before...thank you.
My Good Babushka
(2,710 posts)4. You are welcome!
I'm glad my assorted bits of trivia are well-received.
My Good Babushka
(2,710 posts)5. I really should have a household seal
Why don't I have a household seal? It's ridiculous.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)7. Here you go
HappyMe
(20,277 posts)6. I would love to have one of those.
Autumn
(45,120 posts)8. The tidbits you post are very interesting.
Thanks for posting them My Good Babushka
Feral Child
(2,086 posts)9. Very pretty.
Useful, too, for the time.
Mine would have a multitool, a pipe tool, and a Bic
eppur_se_muova
(36,305 posts)10. But could you wear it with a baldric ? nt