Accessories
Accessories serve a vital purpose, whether it’s to support the function of a piece of jewelry such as a watch chain or fob or to enable us to safely carry medication in our pockets. These useful little items can be adorned as jewels or simply functional and plain. The Accessories pictorial glossary below is filled with examples for your perusal.
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Accessoires (or accessories) are items which men or women wear or carry with them that have a purpose. Historically these were utensils or nécessaire that were suspended from a châtelaine or a watch chain and often were...
Albert chains are named after a style of watch chain Prince Albert wore during the Victorian period. Traditionally this style of watch chain has a bar on one end used to affix the chain...
A châtelaine (from French: “lady of the castle”) in its original form is a belt hook, worn by the lady of the castle, from which the keys of the castle were...
A cigarette case is a box or pouch designed to hold cigarettes. During the 1920s through the 1950s smoking accessories were very popular. Elaborate gold, silver, platinum boxes, often studded with gemstones, were created...
A cigarette holder is a rather elegant accessory for both ladies and gentlemen designed to hold a cigarette. These elongated tubular devices were made from a wide range of materials...
A handkerchief ring is a finger ring from which a small chain is suspended. At the end of the chain, a ring was attached through which a handkerchief could be passed and held.
