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This silver chatelaine consists of a single, smooth metal tongue attached on the back of a decorative series of hinged silver filigree rectangles. A pair of silver chains attached to the sides of the upper rectangle terminate in a single silver swivel hook.
chatelaines
fasteners
silver (metal)
Chatelaine
Chatelaine
Duncan, Caroline, 1846-1912
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
1092
Unknown
American [use]
1 15/16 x 1/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.79
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