Tunbridge Ware Pin Hinged Trinket Box c1860

Description

Heading : Tunbridge ware trinket box
Date : c1860
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tunbridge Wells. England
Decoration : Central floral Berlin-woolwork mosaic within a geometric border. Keyline border.
Size :  7.8×6.23.1cm
Condition : Mosaic a little worn but no tesserae losses
Restoration : None
Weight :  47 grams

The Edmund Nye manufactory was the only 19th century Tunbridge ware producer to use pin hinges.