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How to make a Chatelaine a Real Blessing to Mothers


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A mother walks in the park with her children clipped to her chatelaine.

Leech’s engraving exaggerates the function of the chatelaine, but not its importance. The 1886 engraving depicts a mother with a chatelaine attached to her dress. Instead of keys, her children are attached to the chains, symbolizing the domestic significance of the chatelaine to the Victorian wife and mother. 

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19th century

Artist


John Leech


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Submitted by Emma Stratman on Mon, 11/01/2021 - 19:57

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