The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Type II, Civilian Division, Commander Case of Issue by Garrard

CATEGORY: Case of Issue

SKU: 01.GBR.0104.109.01.C.000

Estimated market value:

$250 USD

  • The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Type II, Civilian Division, Commander Case of Issue
  • The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Type II, Civilian Division, Commander Case of Issue
  • The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Type II, Civilian Division, Commander Case of Issue
  • The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Type II, Civilian Division, Commander Case of Issue

Estimated market value:

$250 USD

Attributes

  • Country
    Great Britain
  • Makers
  • Size
    218mm x 92mm x 40mm
  • Remarks
    If the case is attributed, the value may be increased.

Physical Description and Item Details


United Kingdom. A Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Knight Commander Case, to General Sir Henry Murray

A presentation case for a Knight Commander set of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, constructed of a wood frame with a faux black leather exterior, the interior with a padded white satin-type lid liner maker marked “R. & S. GARRARD & CO., GOLDSMITHS AND JEWELLERS TO THE QUEEN, HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE CONSORT, & ALL THE ROYAL FAMILY, PANTON STREET, LONDON” with a handwritten inscription of “GENERAL HIS. HON. SIR HENRY MURRAY, WIMBLEDON LODGE, WIMBLEDON”, with a removable depressed and slotted turquoise doeskin medal bed on top of a white satin-type liner, opening with dual functional bronze hooks and dual functional magnetic metal hinges, measuring 218 mm (w) x 92 mm (l) x 40 mm (h), some material fatigue evident, in better than very fine condition.

History


The Most Honourable Order of the Bath was established by King George I in 1725 on the advice of the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Sir Robert Walpole. His proposal was a politically motivated effort to limit the number of members of the Order of the Garter and secure a source of political favours.

The Order derives its name from the ceremonial bath that Knights performed as part of a series of purification rites before they were admitted into knighthood during the medieval era. These rites were continued as part of the tradition until 1815 when the Order was entirely restructured. It has since been the members themselves who have invested the Order with its prestige, and not its thinly veiled connections to traditions of the past.

Membership was originally limited to 36 Knight Companions, but participation in the Napoleonic Wars necessitated an increase in membership to reward military achievement. In 1815, the Order was expanded from a single class into a three-class system with a military and civil division, although the civil division was not formalized until 1847.

The Order is currently conferred by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom upon citizens of the Commonwealth in recognition of meritorious military and civil service. Since 1971, both men and women have been eligible to be admitted into the Order. Members of the British Royal Family and foreigners may also be admitted to the Order, but they are not counted in the statutory limits of Knights and Dames. Membership is currently limited to 120 Knights or Dames Grand Cross, 355 Knights or Dames Commander, and 1925 Companions.

Members of the first class are entitled to use the post-nominal letters GCB, members of the second class are entitled to use the post-nominal letters KCB or DCB, and Companions are entitled to use the post-nominal letters CB. Members of the first and second classes are also entitled to use the formal title “Knight” or “Dame.”

The civil division uses the motto “TRIA JUNCTA IN UNO,” (“Three joined in one”) which was the original motto of the Order prior to its reorganization.

The Commander is worn by Knights Commander on a neck ribbon, and by Dames Commander on a bow.

There may be additional versions that differ in size, manufacturer, or composition.

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