Description
Heading : Tunbridge Ware Pin Cushion
Date : c1900
Period : Victorian
Origin : Royal Tunbridge Wells. England
Decoration : Simple geometrical banding around the sides
Size : 7.1cm x 4.2cm x 2.2cm (plus height of pin cushion approx 8mm)
Condition : Very good
Restoration : None
Weight : 26g
The pin cushion is a simple design. The lid is lifted via a fabric tab affixed to the underside of the cushion. The pins are included!
Tunbridge Ware items are among the most beautiful pieces of antique treen available. Tunbridge Ware stamp boxes and Tunbridge Ware sewing boxes. writing slopes. tea caddies and jewellery boxes are beautiful and practical antiques and make fine decorative additions to any home.
References:
Tunbridge Ware and Related European Decorative Woodwares – 3rd edition
By Brian Austen
The Story of Tunbridge Ware
By Friends of Tunbridge Wells. Museum. Library and Art Gallery
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