Description
Heading : Tunbridge ware glove box
Date : c1850
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tunbridge Wells. Kent
Decoration : Central foliate mosaic flanked by two geometric pattern mosaics. Geometric border. All within keylines. The side panels are decorated with a rather unusual piece of banding. it appears to be a naturalistic interpretation of van dyke triangles.
Size : 24.3cm length. 9.4cm width. 7.4cm height
Condition : Good. some lifting / fading to teh tesserae on the cover. and 6 tesserae missing in one block about an inch to the right of the escutcheon. Otherwise general wear commensurate with age.
Restoration : The box has been re-lined with marbled paper.
Weight : 323 grams
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