Description
Heading : Tunbridge ware tea caddy depicting battle abbey gatehouse
Date : c1870
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tunbridge Wells. Kent
Decoration : Central image depicts Battle Abbey Gatehouse within a geometric border. The side panels of the lid have a geometric band. The side panels of the base have a berlin woolwork floral band within keylines.
Size : 20.8cmx11.6cmx12.7cm
Condition : No missing tesserae. minimal wear – a little lifting and discolouration to the central image. missing key.
Restoration : None
Weight : 529 grams
This is a design by Henry Hollamby and was most likely made by him although Boyce. Brown and Kemp were known to use his designs.
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