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| Two Girls Gems Chatelaine Necklace |
As you might know, we are obsessed with all jewelry antique and vintage. We love learning about the history of various types of jewelry. One very interesting piece is the Chatelaine. They date back to the 1870's. Chatelaines were pins attached to the waist of their dresses. Each pin had various chains hanging from it with everyday items that they found necessary, such as scissors, pencils, watches and sewing kits. These items hung from these chains because pockets didn't exist (something I take for granted and never viewed the "pocket" as an invention :-) ) Chatelaines come in various types of metal from cut steal, sterling silver, gold fill and 14k gold. Our old time fav is putting the chantelaine pencils on necklace chains. The hit show AD MEN has made our necklaces even more popular.
