| Title: | 1965T5382 Tunbridgeware Tea Caddy |
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| Description: |
1965T5382 Tunbridgeware Tea Caddy, 1830-40 Pinto Collection - Purchased from Edward H Pinto, 1965. Made in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England UK This Tunbridgeware tea caddy was made around 1830-1840 in Tunbridge Wells. The centre panel is decorated with parquetry or perspective cube work, a type of decoration which was popular throughout the nineteenth century. A craftsman often used over forty different woods to make a single object. This tea caddy is faced with a veneer of rosewood and makes use of exotic timbers like Partridgewood and Palmyra to achieve the broken lines and stippling effects. |
| Keywords: |
19th Century, Birmingham Museums Trust/Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Wood, Pinto Collection, Box, Parquetry, Social history/ Food and Drink |
| Usage Rights: | Creative Commons 0 - Public Domain. Optional attribution: Photo by Birmingham Museums Trust, licensed under CC0 |
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