Tunbridge Ware Card Case c1860

Description

Heading : Tunbridge Ware Visiting Card Case
Date : c1860
Period : Victorian
Origin : Royal Tunbridge Wells. Kent
Decoration : Geometric banding with perspective cube veneer to one side and mosaic rose on reverse.
Size : 10.5cm x 7.3cm x 1.3cm
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : Cleaned and polished
Weight :  43g 

A prime example of Tunbridge Ware. this visiting card box is intricately adorned with tessellating geometrical banding on five of its six faces all using deep autumnal hues in minute tesserae – possibly produced by Henry Hollamby. One side has a detailed rose mosaic. again with strong colouring and on the reverse. a high contrast panel of perspective cubes. The box itself fits well together and is in excellent condition.

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