Pattern after St. Ivo of Kermartin (M 005) Tie

This pattern was created from the two crowned shields in the frame above and below the figure of St. Ivo of Kermartin in the devotional print that appears in the upper lefthand corner of the listing pic here. (Heraldry enthusiasts... Saints_Aplenty would be most grateful for any information you could provide about these shields. We suspect they reference judicial districts. Reach out to us using the contact form on our website.) Pairs with our tie bar (Product No. 256210923752762015) and cufflinks (Product No. 256886306551353708) + St. Ivo (1253-1303) was a Breton French priest and both a civil and a canon lawyer. He is chiefly known for his pro bono work on behalf of orphans, unprotected widows, and the impoverished, which earned him the title ‘Advocate of the Poor’. He is patron saint of lawyers, especially public defenders. + Feast: May 19) + Image Credit (M 005): Ornamental details extracted from an antique image of St. Ivo of Kermartin from a late 19th-century devotional print in gilt chromolithography, originally published by P. Duvernay, St. Etienne, France, from the designer’s private collection of religious ephemera.