Victorian Cased Silver Tongue Shaped Card Case - Crest of Fletcher

A good quality mid Victorian silver Card Case of unusual tongue shape, both sides very finely engraved with foliate scrolls, sprays of flowers, fruit and naked cherubs. A shaped cartouche to the front engraved with the armorial crest of the Fletcher family. Hinged lid and gilded interior. Complete with original silk and velvet lined fitted leather case.

By Robert Thornton, Birmingham, 1867.

Blazon of crest:
A dexter arm in armour embowed holding in the hand an arrow in fess, all ppr., and behind the arm an anchor erect or.

The "Fletcher" family name is derived from the Old French word "flechier," meaning an arrowsmith or maker of arrows. This occupational surname spread through England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Fletcher family has a long history, particularly in Scotland, where they were associated with various clans like the MacGregors and Campbells.

£550.00