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To illustrate Mr. Blahnik’s inspirations, he dressed up Ms. Birley and the Chanel creative consultant Amanda Harlech as Victorian chatelaines and captured them strolling across the fields of a British estate.

From New York Times • Sep. 13, 2017

The worthy old ladies were wont to carry a silver grater and Nutmeg case suspended from the waist on their chatelaines.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

The chatelaines worn by the ladies of olden time were bulky, and the various objects deemed necessary to carry about the person rendered them cumbersome in the extreme.

From Chats on Household Curios by Burgess, Fred. W. (Frederick William)

"Never!" cried Flossie, swinging in a circle so abruptly that the rattling chatelaines shot out at an angle of forty-five degrees.

From A Star for a Night A Story of Stage Life by Janis, Elsie

Was he to travel from estate to estate and alienate the affection of young chatelaines from their favourite lieutenants?

From The Indian Lily and Other Stories by Lewisohn, Ludwig