chatelaine

Silver chatelaine-type grooming kit with two perforated fragance carriers and five grooming tools. The top fragrance carrier is decorated with bats, coins and 'shou' stylized characters, meaning longevity, dangling with two bells on each end. The bottom fragrance carrier is in the shape of a flower basket in filigree, decorated with flowers, butterflies and ruyi heads. Suspended below are an earpick, toothpick and tweezers on chains and two ornamental miniature weapons, a broadsword and sword, also on chains.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn13397
Date
Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911)
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 440 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
silver
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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