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19th Century Steel Chatelaine
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19th Century Steel Chatelaine

19th century
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A very good example of a 19th century polished Steel Chatelaine. Some rusting, have made no attempt to clean. Comprises pin cushion, tape measure, thimble holder, key, original chatelaine scissors. One chain is empty.

L of chains 34 cm plus items on each chain.

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Digby Antiques (Wiltshire) has dated this Victorian Steel Chatelaine to the 19th Century.

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A very good example of a 19th century polished Steel Chatelaine. Some rusting, have made no attempt to clean. Comprises pin cushion, tape measure, thimble holder, key, original chatelaine scissors. One chain is empty.

L of chains 34 cm plus items on each chain.

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Digby Antiques (Wiltshire) has dated this Victorian Steel Chatelaine to the 19th Century.

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A nineteenth-century steel chatelaine featuring an ornamental waist clip and five suspended chains holding sewing tools, a key, a thimble, and a tape measure.
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Archive I A nineteenth-century steel chatelaine featuring an ornamental waist clip and five suspended chains holding sewing tools, a key, a thimble, and a tape measure.

19th Century Steel Chatelaine

Archive II A nineteenth-century steel chatelaine featuring an ornamental waist clip and five suspended chains holding sewing tools, a key, a thimble, and a tape measure. View II
Archive III A nineteenth-century steel chatelaine featuring an ornamental waist clip and five suspended chains holding sewing tools, a key, a thimble, and a tape measure. View III
Archive IV A nineteenth-century steel chatelaine featuring an ornamental waist clip and five suspended chains holding sewing tools, a key, a thimble, and a tape measure. View IV
Archive V A nineteenth-century steel chatelaine featuring an ornamental waist clip and five suspended chains holding sewing tools, a key, a thimble, and a tape measure. View V
Archive VI A nineteenth-century steel chatelaine featuring an ornamental waist clip and five suspended chains holding sewing tools, a key, a thimble, and a tape measure. View VI
Archive VII A nineteenth-century steel chatelaine featuring an ornamental waist clip and five suspended chains holding sewing tools, a key, a thimble, and a tape measure. View VII
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Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)

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A nineteenth-century steel chatelaine featuring an ornamental waist clip and five suspended chains holding sewing tools, a key, a thimble, and a tape measure.
19th century Steel Chatelaine
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A nineteenth-century steel chatelaine featuring an ornamental waist clip and five suspended chains holding sewing tools, a key, a thimble, and a tape measure.
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  • ObjectChatelaine
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialSteel, Metal
  • ColourSteel Grey
  • MotifsLinked chains, Pierced clip, Suspended tool attachments

This nineteenth-century Victorian chatelaine comes in a steel grey colour with a polished metallic finish and shows visible signs of age including surface rusting. The piece comprises an ornamental pierced waist clip at the top, five suspended linked chains of varying lengths, and several attached items including a pin cushion, a tape measure with a red fabric tape pull, a thimble holder with a thimble inside, a key, and a pair of chatelaine scissors, while one chain remains empty. The length of the chains measures 34 cm plus the items suspended from each one. Collectors can display this item on a mannequin, inside a glass cabinet, or mounted on a wall bracket within a traditional study, hallway, or drawing room setting. It serves as a decorative display object showcasing period sewing and utility accessories.

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A chatelaine is a decorative waist hook or belt clip worn from the eighteenth to early twentieth century, designed to suspend household tools, sewing accessories, or keys from delicate chains.

They were commonly constructed from metals such as cut steel, sterling silver, brass, or gunmetal, featuring linked chain strands connected to specialized hooks and swivel clasps.

Authentic period pieces feature period-appropriate joining techniques, functional spring clips, hand-cut links, natural surface oxidisation, and functional miniature accessories like thimbles, keys, or tape measures.

These historical items are frequently displayed mounted inside framed shadow boxes, showcased on velvet display stands on a dressing table, or integrated into curated antique cabinets.

Keep steel items in a low-humidity environment to prevent corrosion, dust gently with a soft dry brush, and apply a microcrystalline wax polish periodically to protect the metal.
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