Victorian pierced metal chatelaine.

The chatelaine contains a pincushion, scissors, notebook, pencil and thimble case.

Good antique condition. Wear commensurate with age.

A chatelaine is a decorative belt hook or clasp worn at the waist with a series of chains suspended from it. Each chain is mounted with useful household appendages. Dating back to the 7th and 8th Centuries they became popular in the 19th Century. The name chatelaine derives from the French term châtelaine which meant the mistress of a chateau. She would have worn a belt for her keys, which the current meaning of chatelaine derives from.