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Description: | A textured image of a sheep forms the central design on the lid of this oval enamel box. The image is surrounded by a sage green design with white spots, a style of ornamentation known as ""vandyke"" after the pointed and scalloped lace collars seen in portraits by the 17th century Flemish artist, Anthony Vandyck. The box was made in Bilston during the late 18th century for sale as a souvenir of London and is lettered, ""A Trifle From London"".
Oval box with a sage green Vandyke decoration and inscription of `A Trifle from London` | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Manufacturing industry Souvenirs (keepsakes) Black Country Decorative arts Metalworking industries Enamels Farm animals Georgian period | Temporal: | 1780 - 1800
Georgian (1714-1837) | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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