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Description: | Wolverhampton was a leading centre for the craft of japanning - the application of thick varnish as both protection and a base for spectacular decoration to tin, iron, papier mache and wood. The decoration in gold, painted motifs and mother of pearl was influenced by Chinese and Japanese lacquered furniture. Japanned decorative items were very fashionable for the homes of the Victorian middle classes, both in Britain and abroad. The collection was mainly gifted to us from manufacturers and their descendants, and those employed in the industry. It includes snuff boxes (including a small collection with erotic designs), trays, chairs, tables and domestic items such as tea caddies, fire screens and coal scuttles. We also have a small number of moulds used to make papier mache objects, and a wonderful collection of pattern books and stencils showing designs used, particularly by the Loveridge and Star firms, since the 1700s.
Silk lined rectangular box for gloves, with hinged lid and flower and gold leaf decoration. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Domestic life Japanned ware Decorative arts Clothes Victorian period | Temporal: | 1830 - 1850
Victorian (1837-1901) | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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