Deep Creme with Dimensional Floral French Lace Overlay Sterling Silver Chatelaine Bag

Jill Garber's Elizabeth Chatelaine bags are beautiful recrafted from the most wonderful antique purse frames that she has collected over her lifetime. Once she selects a frame from her collection, it is cleaned and prepared for reconstruction. Each frame is already a work of art with its lovely originally coordinated belt clasp worn by women of high style. 

The body is constructed from nineteenth - early twentieth century hand embroidered silk crepe, selvedge from Canton or Manton trade shows. No machine embroidered silks are used. The inner linings are then made in either silk duponi, linen or silk crepe. All fringes used are original antique hand twisted silk, we never use modern imported polyester as you often see in reproduction styles available on the web.

Frames are then meticulously reattached to the purse body. This is a time consuming process that requires several week to complete.

• Antique Art Nouveau Figural Sterling Silver frame  

• Floral Silver Plate Belt Clasp

• Hand Embroidered Deep Creme silk crepe with elaborate hand stitched floral Figural Lace overlay

• Lined in Silk Duponi

• An original Jill Garber Couture creation