Tunbridge-Ware - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 38921 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 999.99 FAMILY UNKNOWN | Entry Book Number | ||
| Artefact Name | Tunbridge-Ware | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | United Kingdom | TDWG Region | United Kingdom | ||
| Parts Held | Tunbridge-Ware | Geography Description | Great Britain, Tunbridge Wells | ||
| Uses | Tunbridge-WareUse: MATERIALS - Wood User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS - Wood | ||
| Storage | Large shelving | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Donor No | ||||
| Donor Date | Donor Notes | ||||
| Collector | Edmund Nye | Collector No | |||
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| Exhibition | Expedition | ||||
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| Notes: | Label source: Specimens illustrating in sequence the method of manufacturing the Berlin Pattern of Tunbridge Ware. Blocks of wood are sawn to an equal length, these are then sawn into slices to the thickness required. After glueing and smoothing the slic, es are arranged into twelve blocks according to the pattern. A slice from each of the twelve blocks produces the pattern. The final stage is shown with the pattern complete with edging. A. Berlin Pattern D. Slices sawn from (C) to the thickness required.E, . Slices placed to form the first row of the pattern. F. Slices smoothed. G. Slices glued. I. A slice from each of the 12 blocks, producing the design. J. Block pattern smoothed. K. Block pattern glued. L. Slices of Holly and Ebony wood to form the edging, . P. Stages in the manufacture of an inlaid box. This industry is a local art of the Royal Borough, continued during 300 years. The woods are all of natural colour and come from all parts of the world. 180 different woods are used in the inlays and mosaic, s. As many as 100,000 pieces have been worked into one piece of the ware.x0Dx0Ax0Dx0ADisplayed in 'Kew in the city' at Wizadry in Wood, Carpenters' Hall, Trogmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2JJ, Oct 12-15, 2016 (curated collection of wooden objects and rare timbers fr, om EBC) | ||||