Personalised Floral Address Plaque | Custom Antique Brass House Number Sign

The Sign

An arched plate with drawn-in lower corners, two dogwood blooms open at the foot and their leaves running back along the bottom edge. Three lines: the number large across the middle, the house name below it, and the town and state small at the foot.

Dogwood flowers flat and wide, which is why they work on a plate. They fill the corner without standing off it.

Craftsmanship

Grown in real copper and brass over a sculpted form. The detail sits at more than one height, 2 to 5 mm off the ground, so the face is modeled rather than flat, and the plate is 8 to 10 mm thick and solid through.

Readable from the road

The number carries from the road and the two small lines are read at the door. Raised brass over a dark ground reads as contrast rather than as shape, which is what keeps it legible in winter light and in headlights.

Built for outside

Sealed under a UV-protective finish once the patina is on. Sun, rain and frost leave the color where it is, and there is no steel in the body to rust and streak the wall.

Personalization

Three lines are yours: the number, the house name, and the town and state at the foot. Send them exactly as you want them set, suffixes included. A design preview comes back by email before anything is made.

Specifications

• Material: electroformed copper and brass over a solid sculpted core
• Finish: raised antique brass on a blackened ground
• Thickness: 0.3 to 0.4 in (8 to 10 mm), solid through
• Relief: raised detail stands 0.1 to 0.2 in (2 to 5 mm) proud of the ground, at more than one height across the design
• Shape: arched with drawn-in corners and dogwood blooms at the foot
• Sizes: eleven, from 6 x 4 to 10 x 10 inches, height x width
• UV-protected and weather-treated for outdoor use
• Made to order in our own workshop

Three lines need room. Start at 8 x 6; the town and state line is what runs out of space first.

Mounting

Three ways, chosen at checkout.

• Keyhole slots: two screws into the wall, and it lifts off if you ever repaint behind it.
• Peel-and-stick tape: sealed strips already applied to the back. No drilling, which suits render, tile or a rented house. Needs a smooth, clean, dry surface.
• Floating stud mount: threaded studs on reinforced bosses that hold the plate clear of the wall. Best on brick, stone and shingle, where a flush fixing never sits true.

Hardware and instructions are included with all three.

Where it works

Beside a front door, on a porch post, on brick or painted clapboard. It suits a southern porch, where dogwood is already in the yard.

Care

Wipe clean. Avoid harsh cleaners.