Victorian Ladies' Accoutrements Box with Wedgwood Plaque
A Victorian burr walnut, brass bound, ladies accoutrements box, mid to late 19th century. The top has a blue and white Wedgwood Jasper Ware plaque, set inside gothic style, brass studded mounts. The interior has a removable lift out shelf with silk covered and open compartments. The top verso has a silk lined fold-out flap for letters and writing paper storage. Height 5.12 in.; width 11.02 in.; Depth 8.07 in.
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- Victorian Period - The Victorian period of furniture and decorative arts design covers the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901. There was not one dominant style of furniture in the Victorian period. Designers used and modified many historical styles such as Gothic, Tudor, Elizabethan, English Rococo, Neoclassical and others, although use of some styles, such as English Rococo and Gothic tended to dominate the furniture manufacture of the period.
The Victorian period was preceded by the Regency and William IV periods, and followed by the Edwardian period, named for Edward VII (1841 – 1910) who was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India for the brief period from 1901 until his death in 1910. - Verso - Verso is the "back" side of a sheet of paper, art work, coin or medal. The front side is "recto".
- Burr - Burr (or in the USA, burl) is the timber from the knotted roots or deformed branch of the tree, which when cut, displays the small circular knots in various gradations of colour. It is always cut into a decorative veneer, most commonly seen as burr walnut on 19th century furniture.
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