In the most recent post I referred to the round topped brushes as “Filberts” because in the post prior to that post I accidentally referred to them as “Philberts.” Perhaps you think this is all very serious. This is where further corrections are in order.
I’m sorry to tell you that there is no Dr. Philbert Bristle. Not even a little bit. I found this picture on the internet, and I liked the shape of his head. I thought it was…. nut-like.
The nut-like head of an unknown man.
So, filbert brushes are filbert brushes named after the nut filbert. They are not philbert brushes named after Dr. Philbert Bristle. There is no Dr. Bristle. I made that up.
….But there is a Saint Philibert.
Statue of Saint Philibert of Jumièges
Note the shape of his head: nut-like. Saint Philibert of Jumieges. So what does he have to do with filberts?
According to Wikipedia:
The filbert paint brush derives from the shape it resembles, that of a hazelnut with its namesake. This word comes from the Old French filbert, coming from noix de (nut of) Philibert. Philibert was a saint, (who died in 684), whereby the ripening of the nut in August coincides with his feast day.
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Filbert, a correction of a correction
Ecuadorian Nut Head, circa 1925
In the most recent post I referred to the round topped brushes as “Filberts” because in the post prior to that post I accidentally referred to them as “Philberts.” Perhaps you think this is all very serious. This is where further corrections are in order.
I’m sorry to tell you that there is no Dr. Philbert Bristle. Not even a little bit. I found this picture on the internet, and I liked the shape of his head. I thought it was…. nut-like.
The nut-like head of an unknown man.
So, filbert brushes are filbert brushes named after the nut filbert. They are not philbert brushes named after Dr. Philbert Bristle. There is no Dr. Bristle. I made that up.
….But there is a Saint Philibert.
Statue of Saint Philibert of Jumièges
Note the shape of his head: nut-like. Saint Philibert of Jumieges. So what does he have to do with filberts?
According to Wikipedia:
Philibert Feast Day: August 20th
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