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18th C Embroidered Garters, Jerusalem Style
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Pre 1800 item# 715261 (stock# TC1454)
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Granite Pail Collectibles
301-589-5834
$795
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A pair of 18th century embroidered garters, similar in style to the Jerusalem garters worn by 17th century pilgrims. Linen tape embroidered with colored silk thread, with crocheted ends and knotted fringes. The shorter garter measures 18 inches and features the motto “memento vivere”, or “remember that you will live.” The longer garter, measuring 23 inches, reads “nul bien sans peine”, or “no success without trouble”, or in current parlance, “no pain without gain!” Excellent condition.
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American Embroidered Wedding Garters,1702
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Pre 1800 item# 715254 (stock# TCU)
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Granite Pail Collectibles
301-589-5834
SOLD
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A pair of beautiful early wedding garters with great American provenance. The white silk garters are embroidered in bright chenille flowers, with the motto “la vertu” (virtue) on one, and “m’attache” (is attached to me, tied to me, etc.) on the other. The garters belonged to Elizabeth Martin and date from 1702, when Elizabeth married her neighbor, Richard Dallam. The Dallams were a prominent Calvert County, Maryland, family and they had even more prominent grandchildren: William Paca, the thi ...click for details
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