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Chatelaine with etui and two thimble cases

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An image of Objets de vertu. Chatelaine with etui and two thimble cases. Gilt metal chatelaine, embossed and chased with rococo decoration. The chatelaine comprises three hinged sections; the uppermost with a long spatulate hook; the central one comprising 13 small linked plaques; the lowest with openwork scrolls either side of a swivel loop. Suspended from the top section are two thimble cases (A & B) with hinged lids. One case contains a thimble (C). Suspended from the lowest section is a shaped triangular etui (D) oval in section, with hinged lid and sprung button clasp. The fitted interior contains a pair of steel scissors (E), a folding knife (F), a silver spoon (G), an earpick/pair of tweezers (H), a pencil case (I) and a pair of ivory memorandum leaves hinged with a gilt button (J). (There are cavities for two more tools, which are missing.) The cast chatelaine is chased with a basket of flowers, the small plaques are chased with a lion and crowns; the embossed etui is chased with two panel containing female figures in contemporary dress within borders of masks, scrolls and rocaille decoration; the thimble cases are similarly decorated. Gilt metal, cast, embossed and chased, length, whole, 20.0 cm, height, etui, 2.5 cm, length, etui, 11.0 cm, width, etui, 3.8 cm, height, thimblecase, 2.3 cm, length, thimblecase, 4.5 cm, width, thimblecase, 2.5 cm, circa 1760. Rococo.

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Objets de vertu. Chatelaine with etui and two thimble cases. Gilt metal chatelaine, embossed and chased with rococo decoration. The chatelaine comprises three hinged sections; the uppermost with a long spatulate hook; the central one comprising 13 small linked plaques; the lowest with openwork scrolls either side of a swivel loop. Suspended from the top section are two thimble cases (A & B) with hinged lids. One case contains a thimble (C). Suspended from the lowest section is a shaped triangular etui (D) oval in section, with hinged lid and sprung button clasp. The fitted interior contains a pair of steel scissors (E), a folding knife (F), a silver spoon (G), an earpick/pair of tweezers (H), a pencil case (I) and a pair of ivory memorandum leaves hinged with a gilt button (J). (There are cavities for two more tools, which are missing.) The cast chatelaine is chased with a basket of flowers, the small plaques are chased with a lion and crowns; the embossed etui is chased with two panel containing female figures in contemporary dress within borders of masks, scrolls and rocaille decoration; the thimble cases are similarly decorated. Gilt metal, cast, embossed and chased, length, whole, 20.0 cm, height, etui, 2.5 cm, length, etui, 11.0 cm, width, etui, 3.8 cm, height, thimblecase, 2.3 cm, length, thimblecase, 4.5 cm, width, thimblecase, 2.5 cm, circa 1760. Rococo.

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  • Accession Number: MAR.M.289 & A-G-1912
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/19.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
  • Photographer name: Katie Young
  • Image height: 1024 pixels
  • Image width: 768 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 464.13kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 19/1
  • Captured: 2014:08:26 15:20:39

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18th Century case cast chased chatelaine embossed etui Fitz_AA Georgian gilt hinged metal Rococo sewing thimble thimble case

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