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Shield with Rose

Shield with Rose needle case
Needle Case


Design Representation

Design Details

Needle Case Type:

Figural

Patent/Registered to:

W. Avery & Son - Redditch

Patent/Design Representation #:

Ornamental Class1: Metal: #275519

Patent/Design Registration Date:

August 25, 1873

Location of Patent/Design Registration:

The National Archives (TNA) - Kew, UK

Reference #:

TNA Representation - BT 43/34/275519
TNA Register - BT 44/3/275519

Dimensions:

6.5 x 1.5 x 9.2

Material:

Brass with fabric insert.  Be advised that a number of the Shield style needle cases have been found with a small piece of thick fabric on the inside where individual needles or pins could be inserted.  Many of these appear to be original as the fabrics are very similar.  Examples can be found on the the Shield with Bird, the Shield with Ladies Portrait Bust and the Shield with Stag Head web pages.  A special thank you goes to Robert Bleasdale of Bleadales Ltd. auctions in Warwick, UK for bringing this to our attention and sharing a photo of the Shield with Bird with the interior fabric.Brass

Name Variations:

W. Avery & Son - Redditch

Other Variations:

a) Shield with Bird
b) Shield with Ladies Portrait Bust
c) Shield with Stag Head

Additional Photographs

Back and interior views

Interior signature detail and back registration diamond

Facts

The rose is a woody perennial that comes in hundreds of different varieties.  Although the flowers differ in size and shape, they are usually large and fragrant and found atop stems with thorns.  They range in color from white to yellow to red.  The ancient Greeks identified the rose with Aphrodite, the goddess of love.

Rose facts

History

During the early 19th century European botanists began experimenting with different rose species leading to the development of hybrid roses which produced large flowers in vibrant colors on long stems  These hybrid tea roses became the standard rose in fashionably Victorian gardens and lead to the introduction of the formal Victorian rose garden.  The Rose Garden at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew (seen below) was recently restored to reflect its original 1848 design.

Rose history

Miscellaneous

The Tutor Rose was introduced in 1495 at the end of the English civil war in which the heraldic symbols of the two major rivals were white and reds roses.  After the hostiles ended Henry VII combined the two into a single rose to use as the symbol of English unity.  The conflict later became known as the War of the Roses.  Today the rose is the national flower of England.

Rose misc