Tunbridge Ware Glove Box Attributable to Burrows c1845

Description

Heading : Tunbridge ware glove box attributable to George Burrows c1845

Date : c1845

Period : Victoria

Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Decoration : Central stylised foliate mosaic flanked on either side by two bird mosaics. tickware border within keylines. The side panels of the cover and body with stickware geometric banding. Contains two gloves.

Size : 24.5x9cm, 6.7cm height

Condition : Good, some minor areas of lifting and rubbing. Lacks lock and key.

Restoration : None

Weight : 399 grams

Almost certainly the work of George Burrows either shortly before or after the partnership with James Burrows ended. This piece is a beautiful example of relatively early tessellated Tunbridge ware.