A Fanciful Victorian Silk, Sequin & Paste Stone Garter sub-Antiques Both Families are farmed for

Both Families are farmed for their silk

against a bright yellow background

The neck has a chipped crack to it but the rest of the whole is sound and the labels still vivid

The General Post Office (GPO) was established in 1657 as a monopoly service

perfect for storing all kinds of keepsakes

A Fanciful Victorian Silk, Sequin & Paste Stone Garter sub-Antiques Both Families are farmed forOrigin: English Period: Mid Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1850 Length: 14 inches Width: 1. 25 inches Once worn by a lady of rank and fashion, in turquoise peacock blue flecked with gold sequins spelling out the latin Honi soit qui mal y pense and terminating in a devils tail paste stone buckle. As this garter is around one hundred and fifty years old there are some sequins and paste stones missing and one end is slightly frayed with