Black leather rectangular case for nurse's chatelaine set with foldable interior and exterior flaps and metal hook on double straps (a); contains one thumb forceps (b), haemostatic forceps (c), and one sterling flat depressor (d), sterling probe with eye (e).
Black leather rectangular case for nurse's chatelaine set with foldable interior and exterior flaps and metal hook on double straps (a); contains one thumb forceps (b), haemostatic forceps (c), and one sterling flat depressor (d), sterling probe with eye (e).
Number Of Parts
5
Part Names
a – case – Size: Length 30.2 cm x Width 7.6 cm x Depth 2.0 cm
b – thumb forceps – Size: Length 13.0 cm x Width 1.0 cm
c – haemostatic forceps – Size: Length 12.3 cm x Width 1.0 cm
d – depressor – Size: Length 12.6 cm x Width 1.6 cm x Depth 0.1 cm
e – probe – Size: Length 12.3 cm x Width 0.3 cm
Provenance
Donated to the museum by Paul Fritz; originally belonged to donor's great-aunt Anne Elizabeth Green, graduate of Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1909; items were used during military service in World War I.
Printed on interior of bottom flap in gold: "BY APPOINTMENT // ARNOLD & SONS // WEST SMITHFIELD LONDON"; owner's intials carved into interior of top flap: "A. E. G."; engraved on file: "ARNOLD & SONS, LONDON"; intials "LM" carved onto handle (b); engraved on (c): "ARNOLD & SONS // LONDON" with image of an arrow and "H" directly beside
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D5-4
Condition Remarks
Leather case metal hook with minor corrosion, instruemtns with minor surface discolouration
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Article
Reference Comments
Hunter Oatman-Stanford, "The Killer Mobile Device for Victorian Women," May 23rd, 2013. Collector's Weekly. https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/the-killer-mobile-device-for-victorian-women/
Research Facts
Chatelaines were made in different types, mainly for women, for different hobbies or occupations; a chatelaine provided its wearer with exactly the tools she needed closest at hand.. They were inspired by the key rings carried by “la chatelaine,” the female head of a grand French estate.