Tunbridge Ware Matchbox c1885

Description

Heading : Tunbridge Ware – Trinket. Double Stamp or Matchbox
Date : c1885
Period : Victorian
Origin : Tunbridge Wells; Kent
Decoration : Separate lift-off lid and base; small floral motif set in tesserated background to the lid within banded keyline stringing and a narrow solid band; three and five square geometric bands to the four sides
Size : 6.0 cm x 2.4 x 1.9 cm
Condition : Excellent; all tesserae in place and firmly set
Restoration : none
Weight :  14 grams

Note : Boxes of this nature are typical of those produced by Boyce. Brown & Kemp