La Chatelaine, 16th century. Dutch woman wearing a chatelaine belt clasp with purse, keys, etc., hanging from it. The chatelaine was a fashion item in Zeeland in the 16th century. Chromolithograph by Louis Rene Letronne after an illustration by Th. Fragonard et Dufey from Le Keepsake Francais with 12 plates from A. Mazuys Types et Caracteres Anciens, dapres des Documents Peints ou Ecrits, chez Delloye, Paris, 1841.
La Chatelaine, 16th century. Dutch woman wearing a chatelaine belt clasp with purse, keys, etc., hanging from it. The chatelaine was a fashion item in Zeeland in the 16th century. Chromolithograph by Louis Rene Letronne after an illustration by Th. Fragonard et Dufey from Le Keepsake Francais with 12 plates from A. Mazuys Types et Caracteres Anciens, dapres des Documents Peints ou Ecrits, chez Delloye, Paris, 1841.