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chatelaine case
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chatelaine case
19th c.
wood; steel beads
overall: 20 x 150 x 37 mm

Wooden (ebony?) chatelaine case with metal hanging clip and chain. Open end. Carved decoration: Front depicts a tower surrounded by clover/shamrocks (?) Reverse depicts a harp surmounted by a crown. A dog, with its front paws crossed, lies beneath the harp. The whole surrounded by clover/shamrocks (?) Clip in form of a butterfly with 'jewelled' wings covered in cut steel beads.


1999.2622

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