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Tudor roses

Scope note

Conventionalized figures of roses in which one rose is superimposed over another, originally symbolizing the union of the houses of Lancaster and York in 1485.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000164986

Broader Terms used

<plant-derived motifs>

Term used for

roses, Tudor

Equivalent Terms used

Tudor rose

Created

12yrs ago

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