Chatelaine, Etruria, 1790
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1790
Chatelaine in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number WE.7952-2014), made in Etruria, dated 1790. The museum's brief description reads: Chatelaine, cut-steel with jasperware medallions, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Etruria, 1790. Museum description: Cut-steel chatelaine with two double-sided oval jasper medallions and several pendants in two tiers. The first tier with two hooks suspended from the medallion fitting, one holding a small lock, the other a watch key. Suspended from the second medallion are three hooks, one of them empty, the other holding a small bottle for perfume, the other a cut-steel mount for an eye glass. Also suspended from the medallion are two metal seals, one engraved, the other empty. The museum records it as Jasperware with applied relief, measuring Height 428 mm; Width 60 mm; Depth 14 mm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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- Catalogue references
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Historical context
This chatelaine is decorated with two doubled-sided oval jasper medallions. It is made of several strings of cut steel beads and features useful pendants such as seals, a watch key or an eyeglass. Chatelaines were worn by the mistress of the house on her waistband and developed into a type of jewellery in its own right over the course of time.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Jasperware, steel
- Dimensions
- Height 428 mm; Width 60 mm; Depth 14 mm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Jasperware with applied relief
- Place recorded
- Etruria
Identification
- Museum object name
- Chatelaine
- Museum object number
- WE.7952-2014
- Museum system number
- O1770541
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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