Chatelaine

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Chatelaine

Entry/Object ID

MP.87.916 a-c

Description

Silver chatelaine with leather needlecase and miniature dictionary: cast pin-type chatelaine in form of a cherub's head and wings and crescent below; from it hang five lengths of chain with clasps at end; one attaches to silver case with magnifying glass located in center of lid; it contains tiny printed book with red cover stamped twice in gilt "ENGLISH/DICTIONARY"; has gilt edging; another clasp attaches to flat, rectangular holder of silver with openwork floral and S-curved top; brown leather needlecase with blue silk ribbon at top end; red silk in a satin weave lining and black paper fits inside; "STERLING/43" stamped on back of pin; case for dictionary stamped "STERLING/1 &" and engraved in script on outside "VSW"; back of needlecase holder stamped "(obscured mark)/ STERLING/139"; dictionary printed 153 West Nile Street, Glasgow (Scotland); published in New York; publisher of book: Frederick A. Stokes Company; printer: Robert Maclehose.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1868 - 1899 Date made: r. 1868 - 1899

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

MP.87.916 A-C
MP.87.916a-c

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Book

Height

1-1/8 in

Width

1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 1 1/8 x 1/4 in. (2.9 x 0.6 cm)

Dimension Description

Chatelaine (pin W & D)

Width

2-1/4 in

Depth

5/8 in

Length

6-3/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 2 1/4 x 5/8 x 6 3/16 in. (5.7 x 1.6 x 15.7 cm)

Dimension Description

Needlecase

Width

13/16 in

Length

2-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 13/16 x 2 1/2 in. (2.1 x 6.4 cm)

Material

Leather, silver, Gilt, Glass (optical), ribbon, Silk, Paper

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Violetta White Delafield

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Not on NYAC appraisal.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Unknown, Missing