Large Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box with Image of Hever Castle c1865

Description

Heading : Tunbridge ware sewing box with image of Hever Castle
Date : c1865
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tunbridge Wells. Kent
Decoration : Central mosaic of Hever Castle within keylines; floral border also within keylines. Side panels decorated with Berlin woolwork floral banding within keylines. 
Size :  27x22x7.5cm
Condition : There are a number of areas of lifting and a little wear around the edges. The images are all crisp and clear however. and there are no structural issues.
Restoration : None
Weight :  1210 grams

A Hollamby classic. Although many others used Hollamby’s image of Hever in their work. the age and quality of this piece strongly suggest it came from the manufactory of Henry Hollamby himself.