Tunbridge Ware Box With Perspective Cube Design c1840

Description

Heading : Tunbridge Ware Box With Perspective Cube Design
Date : c1840
Period : Victorian
Origin : Royal Tunbridge Wells. England
Decoration : Perspective cube parquetry panel of lid with border
Size :  11.3cm x 3.8cm x 2.3cm
Condition : Very good. shows a few signs of use
Restoration : None
Weight :  33g

The parquetry design used on this item was very popular with Tunbridge Ware manufacturies during the early part of the 19^th Century. It was designed bv James Burrows.

References:

Tunbridge Ware and Related European Decorative Woodwares – 3^rd edition
By Brian Austen

The Story of Tunbridge Ware

By Friends of Tunbridge Wells. Museum. Library and Art Gallery