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POSY HOLDER TUSSIE MUSSIE
silver posy holder (silver tussie mussie) is a type of funnel-shaped
container for holding a posy (a flowerv or a nosegay), basically
intended to be worn attached to a dress. The handle may be of ivory, amber, porcelain, mother-of-pearl.
The posy is secured by a pin across the mouth of the funnel and the holder is attached to the dress
by a pin or hook.Some examples have, attached by a chain, a finger-ring for use when held by hand and some are made
as a brooch.In earlier times before sanitation
and concerns with personal hygiene, the nosegays were
carried to superstitiously ward off disease or to camouflage the
unpleasant smells of the street. Later in the 19th and early 20th
centuries they were romanticized as a fashion accessory for young ladies to hold the flowers brought by courting 'gentleman callers'.
Le porte-bouquet est un accessoire de mode qui fut
couramment employé, depuis le XVIe siècle et tout au long du
XIXe siècle. Accessoire de parure, il évolua avec les modes vestimentaires. Leur forme est le
plus souvent délicate et leur matière peut être composée de
nacre, d'ivoire, d'écaille, d'opaline, d'argent ou d'or, de perles et de corail et pierres
précieuses.Apparu au XVI siècle car l'usage des soirées mondaines voulait
que les femmes tiennent à la fois un bouquet de fleurs, un
éventail, un carnet de bal et un mouchoir, le tout d'une seule
main, l'autre étant consacrée à leur cavalier.
Le porte-bouquet fut originellement un objet utilitaire,
constitué d'une petit vase prolongé par un manche, parfois
tenu par la main de la dame grâce à une chaînette et à un
anneau passé à un doigt. Aussi, pour cause de praticabilité,
certains porte-bouquet, pouvait être associé à un petit miroir, à un carnet de bal, à un flacon de
parfum, à un éventail.
To show her acceptance of him, she skewered the flowers into the posy holder with a long pin and wore the holder to a ball. Attached to her hand by
a chain and a ring, it swung free while they danced.
In America this small container used to carry nosegays of sweet smelling flowers or herbs is
called 'tussie mussie'.
The name 'tussie' originates from an old English word for a nosegay. The second part refers to the
wet moss used to keep the flowers moist.
They were fixed into a metal or carved mother of pearl handle
Other posy holders had the shape of a mesh basket with oak leaves,
or a cornet shape highly embossed with open work and elaborated designs
with leaves and a medallion on the side
This object is an ornate posy holder. A posy was a small bouquet of flowers
that was also sometimes called a “tussy mussy”. They were once very fashionable, particularly during the
Victorian era when carrying flowers was considered to be more acceptable for young women than wearing jewellery.
Affluent Victorian women were encouraged to learn the “language” of flowers, a code in which each type of flower was given a different symbolic
meaning. In this way a bouquet of flowers could convey a message. For example, a red rose indicated love,
whilst a yellow rose meant friendship and lavender represented devotion.
The tussy mussy was therefore a very important part of a woman’s wardrobe.
Women would attend social events carrying a carefully arranged bouquet in an ornate holder, and in this way they could convey their intentions.
Posy holders were often very decorative, and came in a variety of
different styles. Some were worn in the hair whilst others were worn at the
waist or pushed into the low neckline of a dress - known as a “bosom bottle”.
Also known as a Posey Holder this Victorian bridal accessory will not only hold your bouquet, but can become a family
heirloom. Has carved cameo on one side and a mirror on the opposite side. Handle is carved mother of pearl. Circa 1880.
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