The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of June 7, 2026

A silver chatelaine features a filigree plate framing a banded orange carnelian accented with four turquoise gems. Above, a ring and geometric links lead to a vertical strand of colorful beads. Below the plate, four patterned chains suspend a curved white tooth and four slender tools, including a leaf-shaped blade and a spatula. The assembly tapers from a narrow top into a wide, weighted fringe of metallic and organic elements.

Chatelaine with Toilet Articles

1800s

Tibet

(?)
silver with cornelian and blue stones with blue and coral beads
Overall: 34.4 cm (13 9/16 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.246
Location: Not on view
  • This object requires a microclimate storage box with silica gel to maintain a humidity of 40% RH. Some of the beads exhibit advanced glass deterioration due to age and inherent vice. These glass components are vulnerable to further change in a variable climate.
  • ?–1916
    Mr. Jeptha Homer Wade II [1857–1926] and Mrs. Ellen Garretson Wade [1859–1917], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1916–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • {{cite web|title=Chatelaine with Toilet Articles|url=false|author=|year=1800s|access-date=07 June 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.246