Child’s Chatelaine Purse, Rare, Antique 1860-1880s, microbeads, Sterling clip For Sale

Child’s Chatelaine Purse, Rare,mid to late 1800s, microbeads with Sterling Hallmarked Clip

1. This is a knitted purse. Handmade purses made prior to 1910 were primarily knitted. The work involved in creating these hand-made purse is incrediblydetailed and precise. Prior to the purses being knitted by hand, the beads werefirst strung onto the fine thread in the exact pattern that was to be knit. And not only were all the beads first strungonto fine thread, but they also had to be strung in the reverse order of the pattern.

2. The purse is knittedwith very, very small beads. They are referred to as micro-beads, made from Italian glass made in Venice.

3. The background color of beads are opalescent, which was the predominant choice forhandmade knitted purses during the early to mid 1800s. Side B alsohas a central round design; it is a 7-point pinwheel in red and a distinctive color ofblue.

4. During the mid-1800s the smallbags that women carried evolved from drawstring "reticules" intostructured "chatelaine" bags attached to stamped metal frames. Here is an excerpt froma publication found in the London Museum of UK: “It was in the 1860sthat the chatelaine bag alone, without the array of tools, experienced aremarkable resurgence in popularity. As reported in the April 1864 issue ofThe Queen, these “small chatelaine bags, suspended at the left side, werenow considered indispensable, and have completely replaced the pockets formerlyworn upon the front breadth.”

5.Styleof fashions become narrow waisted.

• When: Early 1800s (circa 1800–1820s).
• Where: Bohemia (modern-day Czech Republic) and Venice, Italy. While Venice pioneered earlier blue trade glass, Bohemian glassmakers in the early 19th century specialized in creating these distinct molded and faceted cornflower blue beads, which were often traded by Russian, French, and British merchants throughout North America and Africa.

• Duration: Production began in earnest in the early 19th century and continued heavily through the late 1800s (roughly 1800 to the 1890s).
• During this era, they served as a major currency item in North American fur trades and global mercantile routes. While modern reproduction beads in this shade are still made today, the primary historical production period spanned approximately 70 to 80 years throughout the 1800s.

If you are a collector of antique purses, or someone whosimply appreciates fine quality women’s accessories, this would be a handsomeaddition to your collection. I’ve taken quite a few photos of the Chatelaine. Please take the time to view allthe photos for a detailed look. I have provided many angles of the purse sothat you can see all the details. The photos are to be considered part andparcel of the description. Any defects notmentioned but visible in pictures will be considered as described. If you have any questions,please send them to me and I will try to answer them to the best of my ability.

Iam selling various items which my husband and I collected over a lifetime. It’snow time to find new homes for these treasures. Pleasesee my other items for sale; I will be continuously adding new items each week. I willbe listing vintage accessories, antique glass bottles, blue tip handle vintagekitchen tools, antique advertisements, vintage magazines and books, vintagehats and purses, and a variety of China and porcelain. I hope that all these items will go to peoplewho will admire and treasure them. If you wish to purchase or offer on other items I have on, please let me know, and I can combine shipping.