Description
Heading : Tunbridge ware trinket box by Thomas Barton c1870
Date : c1870
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Decoration : Central mosaic with scrolled “window” through which can be seen a rural scene. Geometric border.
Size : 16.8 x 10.5cm, 5cm height
Condition :Showing signs of age, internal lining severely worn. The back right corner has split at the bottom, although still secure at the top.
Restoration : None
Weight : 162 grams
A classic design that passed from Fenner to Nye and finally to Barton. The presence of green oak puts this firmly in Barton’s time as a designer – posibly the tail end of his time with Nye or the early period of his independence.
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