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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

From the graves have been recovered chatelaines, of the fashion of those now in vogue, golden toothpicks, ear spoons, and tweezers.

From Women of England by James, Bartlett Burleigh

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

Hairpins with which the Saxon ladies bound up their tresses, chatelaines with tweezers for removing superfluous hairs, toothpicks, scissors, and small knives, are very frequent, and combs made of bone.

From English Villages by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)

Courageous chatelaines, striving after cheerfulness, have made efforts from time to time to brighten Lorge.

From The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis