FASHION ACCESSORIES

FLEAFURS & POMANDERS

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If items ordered are not in stock, they will be placed on the production schedule
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This page's last update - August 13, 2008

MINK FLEA-FURS

A neckpiece of rare fur from a small animal was a popular fashion statement during the 15th and 16th Centuries. The head and feet was decorated with gold filigree and set with jewels. The most popular jewels were diamonds, pearls, rubies and emeralds. Often the head and feet were competely removed and replaced with gold ones embellished with jewels. A length of gold chain secured the fur piece to the girdle or bodice. This fur collar was called a "flea-fur" because it was believed to attract those noxious insects and contain them in one spot instead of having them roam about a person's body!

Because each one of these animals are unique in size and color, please contact us for a list of available flea-furs before ordering. We rescue and restore these minks from old mink stoles, giving them a new purpose. If you have any available, we would be interested in purchasing them.

Mink Flea-Furs - Limited Stock!

A real mink fur makes a unique accessories when embellished on the head and feet with a synthetic jeweled muzzle and ankle jewels. It has a chain attached to the muzzle for hanging from a girdle or brooch.
(Similar to designs by Erasmus Hornig in the 16th c.)
GA1
Mink Fleafur
$68.00
Embellishment

POMANDERS

In the Middle Ages, people loved strong scents, believing them to be wholesome and a protection against infectious diseases; the stronger the odor the greater the virtue attributed to it. The pomander is just one of the ways perfumes could be carried on the body. Men and women alike carried them around their necks or suspended from their girdles. They could be as simple as cloves in an orange to works of art made of gold and decorated with jewels.

Pomander Cases

Add spices or perfume to this velvet-covered tea ball pomander for protection from the diseases carried by those lowly peasants. Adorning it with your choice of trims will make this pomander uniquely yours! (medallions will vary) It hangs from a chain for attaching to a belt or brooch so you will have it handy when an evil air comes your way.
GA5A
Pearl Pomander
$28.00
Metal Color
GA5B
Mesh Pomander
$28.00
Metal Color
GA5C
Medalion Pomander
$28.00
Metal Color
KEYS
Locks and keys are eternal symbols of caring, treasuring, and guarding. Keys were often passed down from generation to generation, guarding the family jewels successfully for hundreds of years. The mistress of the house held the keys and guarded the valuables. We will happily provide you with the key. You have the privilege of providing the meaning!
Historical Keys


These particular keys are reproductions of the actual labors of master craftsmen working in France between the 8th and 10th centuries. Made from hand carved molds and individually cast in pewter using the lost wax method.

GA7A
"Pineapple" Key (Left)
$10.00
GA7B
Larger Key (Right)
$10.00
Style

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