{"id":18242,"date":"2025-06-14T19:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suzilove.wordpress.com\/?p=18242"},"modified":"2025-06-14T19:03:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T09:03:03","slug":"what-do-you-know-about-chatelaines-and-chains-worn-in-jane-austens-and-bridgerton-times-women-in-charge-of-households-carried-important-items-with-them-bridgerton-janeausten-regencyera-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.suzilove.com\/?p=18242","title":{"rendered":"Chatelaines: Set of useful items hung from the waist in Jane Austen and Bridgerton years. #Bridgerton #JaneAusten #chatelaine #BritishHistory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Chatelaines and Chains History Notes Book 9 By Suzi Love. What do you know about Chatelaines and Chains worn in Jane Austen’s and Bridgerton times? Women in charge of households carried important items with them. History Notes Book 9 Chatelaines and Chains. books2read.com\/SuziLoveChatelaines<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Personal Necessities, keys, or chatelaines was a set of useful items hung from waist by decorative chain. Chatelaines and Chains. History Notes Book 9 By Suzi Love. Women in charge of households dangled long chains from their waists to keep essentials within easy reach e.g. keys, notebook and pen, watch, sewing items, vinaigrette or perfume, or magnifying glass. Early chatelaine were simple essentials. Later chatelaine were decorative and expensive.\u00a0http:\/\/books2read.com\/SuziLoveChatelaines<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Definition Chatelaine: <\/strong>The word Chatelaine is French and means the keeper of the keys. Chatelaine” derives from the Latin word for castle. In Medieval times, the chatelaine was in charge of the day-to-day running of the castle. Women in charge of households dangled long chains from their waists to keep essentials within easy reach e.g. keys, notebook and pen, watch, sewing items, vinaigrette or perfume, or magnifying glass. Early chatelaine were simple essentials. Later chatelaine were decorative and expensive. books2read.com\/SuziLoveChatelaines<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What did a chatelaine do?<\/strong> Most important task was keeper of the keys. Also ordered supplies, did bookkeeping, supervised servants, taught castle children, and organized guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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