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Posted 12 months, 15 days ago

havenrain
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My father-in-law has a complete tote of costume jewelry, as we were looking over all of it I ran across this piece. It is marked Tiffany and Co. I would like to know what it is.

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1. Pop_abides, 12 months, 14 days ago
   My sisters used to use these, when you drape a sweater on your shoulders this was used to keep it in place, clip one to the button side of the sweater and the other to the button hole side.........it was just a style thing.........this will go back to the60's at least
2. cindy, 12 months, 14 days ago
   I believe it's called a chatelain (sp?) I can remember my aunt holding her sweater on with one of these as it was draped over her shoulders as Pop_abides said.
3. havenrain, 12 months, 14 days ago
   Thanks so much pop_abides and Cindy. I figured it was some kind of a clip/clasp, but I thought maybe it was for a man's vest.
4. AR8Jason, 12 months, 13 days ago
   It is called a "Sweater Clip" .... Popular in the 50s. They used them to hold a sweater pulled across their chest with out buttoning it which would be too tight.
   
   Chatelaine it is not. ...
5. havenrain, 12 months, 13 days ago
   Thank you AR8Jason.
6. cindyjune, 12 months, 13 days ago
   oops! Chatelaine goes around the waist! Thanks for the reminder!
7. AR8Jason, 12 months, 13 days ago
   Chatelaines were a device that held several tools chained to it for the lady of the house to include keys, pencil, sewing equipment and the like. Some of them were broaches and others went on belts. Again, not this.
8. Agram.m, 12 months, 12 days ago
   Chatelaines are from the 19th century or earlier. It comes from the French word: Chateau which means castle. These ladies of the house (castle) had a chatelaine in order to can take what they need in there households (see the answers of several writers above).
9. havenrain, 12 months, 12 days ago
   Thank you Agram.m I love hearing from all of you. I have googled this piece (sweater clasp/clip) but still can't find one like it. My Mother said she remembers school teachers and such wearing them.
10. vetraio50, 4 months, 25 days ago
    It could be a 'napkin clip'.
    One end holds the napkin and the other is put on the tie.
11. BELLIN68, 4 months, 25 days ago
    it is tiffany &co. , very nice piece!!!!
12. havenrain, 4 months, 25 days ago
    Thanks BELLIN68!!
13. BELLIN68, 4 months, 25 days ago
    Your welcome havenrain!!!!!!!

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