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Description: | Casket of japanned metal, decorated with patterns of gilt trelliswork over a black ground. Inset in the lid is a large enamel plaque, transfer printed in red and then overpainted in enamel colours with an Italianate harbour scene, featuring galleys and shipping boats on the water, and pillared building and figures on the quay side. This scene is set within a boarder of red, green and shell strapwork. The casket is fitted with a lock, and has a polished steel mirror in the interior.
Casket of japanned metal with a large enamel plaque painted to show an Italianate harbour scene. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Ships Manufacturing industry harbours Decorative arts Metalworking industries Birmingham Enamels Harbours and Ports Georgian period | Temporal: | 1745 - 1765
Georgian (1714-1837) | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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