A dutch silver and steel belt-hook with sewing implements

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CHATELAINES By the 17th century, and through to the end of the 18th century, the chatelaine was an important part of the daily costume in the Netherlands. Used by both men and women the chatelaine was attached to the belt by means of a hook on the back and served to carry useful everyday items such as sewing tools, scent boxes and knives.

A dutch silver and steel belt-hook with sewing implements

MAKER'S MARK ONLY OF J. WIJNGAARDEN, LEEUWARDEN, CIRCA 1770, THE PAIR OF SCISSORS OF J. DE ROOS, DOKKUM, CIRCA 1770, NEEDLE-CUSHION UNMARKED, THE CASE OF FONGER DOUMA, LEEUWARDEN, CIRCA 1740

Details

A dutch silver and steel belt-hook with sewing implements
Maker's mark only of J. Wijngaarden, Leeuwarden, circa 1770, the pair of scissors of J. de Roos, Dokkum, circa 1770, needle-cushion unmarked, the case of Fonger Douma, Leeuwarden, circa 1740
The belt-hook decorated with a peacock and foliate scrolls, the three implements with conforming scroll and shell ornaments, on silver chains marked on bodies
54.5 cm. long

Provenance

B.W.G. Wttewaall collection (inventory nos. V458, V459, V572).

Literature

B.W.G. Wttewaall, Nederlands Klein Zilver, Abcoude, 2003, pp. 111, 113, ill. 308.

Special notice

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