Tunbridge Ware 9 Inch Ruler c1870

Description

Heading : Tunbridge Ware Nine Inch Ruler
Date :
Period : Victorian
Origin : Tunbridge Wells. England
Decoration : Framed floral mosaic panel with inch marks in inlaid veneer
Size :  22.8cm x 2.5cm x .5cm
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight :  23g

Tunbridge Ware Inlaid Turnery included an exhaustive list of everyday wears – quite literally. if it could be made from wood it could become adorned with the intricate mosaic floral and geometrical designs synonymous with the manufacturers of the 19^th and early 20^th Centuries. This 9″ Rule is made using wood veneers. polished to bring out the colours in the mosaic pattern. frame and inch marking.