Tunbridge Ware Jewellery Box Featuring Eridge Castle c1850

Description

Heading : Tunbridge ware jewellery box
Date : c1850
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tunbridge Wells. Kent
Decoration : Central image of Eridge Castle within keylines. Geometric border also within keylines. Berlin woolwork floral frieze to the side panels. Internally there is a lift-away tray with ring holders. this is velvet lined with polychrome parquetry border. the rest of the interior is velvet lined with a little paper lining to the edges.
Size :  20.5×12.8×6.5cm
Condition : Good. a little cracking to the cover. a few missing tesserae to the border. otherwise just minor scratches and wear
Restoration : A chip has been repaired to the back right corner of the lid
Weight :  426 grams

Eridge Castle was a particularly popular image on Tunbridge ware. unsurprising when one considers it was the nearest stately home to the manufacturers. This version of the castle was first produced by Humphrey Burrows the elder in 1844.