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 floral mosaicon reverse.
Size : 9cm x 5cm x 1.2cm
Condition : Very good. some fine scratched
Restoration : Cleaned and polished
Weight :  27g 

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 floral mosaic. again with strong colouring and on the reverse. a high contrast panel of perspective cubes. The box itself fits well together

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