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Double Palmette

Name assigned based on exterior decoration

No example of this needle case has been found to date and it is unknown whether it was actually produced.  If you have this needle case in your possession or know of someone who has it, please contact us so that photographs of it can be obtained and added to the this website.

Double Palmette needle 
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Design Representation

Design Details

Needle Case Type:

Flat-Names

Patent/Registered to:

Henry Milward & Sons - Redditch

Patent/Design Representation #:

Ornamental Class 1 – Metal: #260634

Patent/Design Registration Date:

February 21, 1872

Location of Patent/Design Registration:

The National Archives (TNA) - Kew, UK

Reference #:

TNA Representation - BT 43/31/260634
TNA Register - BT 44/2/260634

Dimensions:

Unknown

Material:

Unknown

Name Variations:

Unknown

Other Variations:

Unknown

Facts

facts

The palmette is a decorative art motif that resembles the fan-shaped leaves of a palm tree.  Each stylized palmette is composed of five to fifteen individual leaves arranged in a symmetrical pattern with each leaf spreading out from a single base.  This design is often found in furniture, Persian rugs, and in classical moldings, reliefs, frescoes, and vase paintings.

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History

history

Many believe the palmette originated in ancient Egypt and was based on a combination of the areas flowers, specifically the papyrus, lotus or lily.  It was a popular motif for the Ancient Greeks and Romans as well and was most often used as an architectural ornament like the one pictured above or painted on ceramics as in the Greek vase seen below.  However they called it the anthemion after a Greek flower with the same name.  During the late 18th and early 19th centuries the people of Northern Europe and the United States became increasing interested in Classical Greek culture and as a result the Greek Revival and Neoclassical styles emerged.  Many architects, artists and craftsmen included Ancient Greek motifs in the art and architecture of the Victorian period including common household items such as jewelry, wallpaper, stained glass, fabric, woodwork, picture frames, etc.

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Miscellaneous

The Greek Revival style was especially popular in the United States because it was considered the first modern democracy and looked to ancient Greece for inspiration as it was the birthplace of democracy.  Many buildings in New York City contain Greek motifs and stylized palmette decoration like the one on the wrought iron fence in the photograph below.  The Greenwich Village Society for Historical Preservation even adopted the palmette or anthemion as its logo when it was established in 1980.

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