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Gift Tags
Sold in packs of 20 at £5.00 per pack including VAT, our gift tags are printed as folded cards and are approximately 75mm on their long edge.
Antique Cups
Collected by Frederica, from the Georgian and Victorian periods
Caughley Cup & Saucer
Caughley pottery was established in 1750 near Broseley. It began to produce porcelain after it was taken over by Thomas Turner in 1772.
Worcester Coffee Cup & Saucer circa 1780
The Worcester factory was founded in 1751. Many of the patterns were based on Chinese designs. Blue and white pieces were very popular.
Wedgwood Cup 1800 - 1815
Josiah Wedgwood (1730 -95) set up his own pottery in Burslem in 1759. From 1754 Wedgwood developed stoneware and earthenware. The most popular of which was creamware. This was a cream coloured clay body with a cream coloured glaze. The company continues today and has recently been bought by Portmerion in Wales.
Two Tea Bowls
Chamberlain Worcester Tea Bowl circa 1792 and New Hall Tea Bowl circa 1782 - 1785. The background silk brocade circa 1780 shows the Chinese influence.
Regency Stripes and a Derby Tea Cup circa 1800
Stripes were all the fashion in Regency Britain. They were used for interior decorating, ceramics and for dress fabrics. The stylish gold striped Derby cup is marked with a crown, crossed swords and a D. It must have looked wonderful in candlelight.
Fashion from the Georgian, Regency and Early Victorian Periods
A selection of designs taken from contemporary fashion plates
Head Dresses
Hats and bonnets were worn out of doors and caps were worn indoors. Bonnets could be made of many different material such as straw, beaver, velvet, silk, crepe, satin, cloth or muslin. They were often decorated with fruit, artifical flowers and ribbons. Jane Austen often mentions bonnets in her letters to her sister Cassandra and writes that she prefers flowers to fruit on her bonnets
Fancy Ball Dress
Dancing engraving from La Belle AssemblŽe 26th Number of New Series Jan 1812
‘A Group of Well Known Dandies’
The Dandies are a caricature from the early part of the nineteenth century. The ladies wear outdoor clothes but dainty shoes.
Collections
Of things, of words, of fauna and flora
Collective Nouns For Animals, Birds, Fish & Insects
This design is inspired by ‘The Sorts and pastimes of the People of England’ by Joseph Strutt which was first pulished in 1801, ‘A Crash of Rhinoceroses’ by Rex Collings and the Oxford English Dictionary.
Collective Nouns For People
This design is inspired by ‘The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England’ by Joseph Strutt which was first published in 1801, ‘A Crash of Rhinoceroses’ by Rex Collings and the Oxford English Dictionary.
First Names & Abbreviations used in The Georgian Period
Inspired by names given in the Georgian Period and two publications; Jane Austen and Names by Maggie Lane and Cassell’s Dictionary of First Names by Adrian Room.
Ephemera and Antiques
Objects from my collection, supplemented with a few selections from private collectors in Bath
Lustreware Saucer circa 1830
This detail of a Georgian saucer shows one of the most popular designs.
A French Gentleman’s button from the late 18th century
This button depicts a balloon ascending painted on parchment and entitled ‘la folie du Siecle’. Gentlemens’ buttons were highly decorated at this time and made out of many different materials from precious stones to copper and porcelain. Ladies buttons were not decorated until the 1840s. French buttons often had a royal image on the reverse to show their political allegiance to the King during the French Revolution.
Silk Dress Fabric circa 1800
This silk was probably woven in Spitalfields in London. The silk industry was established in Spitalfields by the Huguenots and the industry grew rapidly and fostered a consiousness of fashion at the end of the eighteenth century. Oriental inspired designs were very popular.
Items Which May Have Been Found on a Georgian Lady’s Dressing Table
These items are nearly all in the collection of Number 1 Royal Crescent Museum in Bath. A fan depicting a map of Bath, a pair of rare Bilston Enamel Candlesticks circa 1780 and silver tweezers in a red leather case are some of the exhibits in the lady’s bedroom at the museum. A tiny glass patch dish circa 1750 would have held patches for a lady’s face. Patches were worn to cover blemishes from small pox and skin complaints. At the end of the eighteenth century it was popular to wear small patches made of black taffeta for those who had nothing to hide as well. A whole ‘patch’ language developed.
Black Basalt Regency Cream Jug circa 1820
This was probably made by Wedgwood although it is unmarked.
The Queen of Hearts
English Georgian Playing Cards circa 1801
Playing card games was a popular pastime in the late eighteenth century. Favourite games were Whist, Piquet, Ombre and Quadrille. There was much gambling at this time.
The Natural World
Frederica is a professional photographer, these designs are based on some of her photographs of plants around her home in the Southwest of England together with a selection from her extensive collection of Georgian and Victorian plates
Tulip
This tulip was photographed in the award winning Abbey House Gardens in Malmesbury which are open to the public. The sixteenth century Abbey House sits next to Malmesbury Abbey. There are special displays of Tulips, Irises and Roses in its 5 acre garden. The husband and wife team who live there are famous for gardening in the nude.
Iris
This Iris was photographed in the award winning Abbey House Gardens in Malmesbury which are open to the public. The sixteenth century Abbey House sits next to Malmesbury Abbey. There are special displays of Tulips, Irises and Roses in its 5 acre garden. The husband and wife team who live there are famous for gardening in the nude
Compound, Determinate & Simple Leaves
Compound, Determinate & Simple Leaves London published as the Act directs June 25th & 29th & July 14th & 15th 1799 by J. Wilkes’ engraved by J. Pafs
Georgian and Victorian Prints
Selected by Frederica from her extensive collection of Georgian and Victorian prints.
Head Dresses
Hats and bonnets were worn out of doors and caps were worn indoors. Bonnets could be made of many different material such as straw, beaver, velvet, silk, crepe, satin, cloth or muslin. They were often decorated with fruit, artifical flowers and ribbons. Jane Austen often mentions bonnets in her letters to her sister Cassandra and writes that she prefers flowers to fruit on her bonnets
Silk Dress Fabric circa 1800
This silk was probably woven in Spitalfields in London. The silk industry was established in Spitalfields by the Huguenots and the industry grew rapidly and fostered a consiousness of fashion at the end of the eighteenth century. Oriental inspired designs were very popular.
Prints from the Georgian Period circa 1790 - 1820
The prints of the tree and stone base are late eighteenth century. The fashion plate is labelled ‘Moden Z. 1814 No 1’.
Fancy Ball Dress
Dancing engraving from La Belle AssemblŽe 26th Number of New Series Jan 1812
‘A Group of Well Known Dandies’
The Dandies are a caricature from the early part of the nineteenth century. The ladies wear outdoor clothes but dainty shoes.
A Children’s Picture Sheet Published by Kendrew of York circa 1820
Perhaps this was used as a writing exercise.
Group of Waltzers
This engraving was for ‘La Belle Assemblé’ No 93 and published on February 1st 1817.
Eighteenth Century Engravings of Watercraft
This print is probably from Germany. During the latter part of the eighteenth century it was popular to buy collections of prints for use in decorative crafts such as scrapbook making and assemblages of prints for print rooms. These engravings show watercraft from around the world.
Snowflakes
The Construction of Snowflakes - Victorian Print
These snowflakes are reproduced from an early Victorian print.
Compound, Determinate & Simple Leaves
Compound, Determinate & Simple Leaves London published as the Act directs June 25th & 29th & July 14th & 15th 1799 by J. Wilkes’ engraved by J. Pafs
The Art of Fencing
Engraved for Hall’’s Encyclopaedia printed for C. Cooke Paternoster Row August 17th 1789
Miscellaneous Designs
Taken from my collection, these abstract designs are intended to complement our wrapping papers and give a classical British flavour.
Two Tea Bowls
Chamberlain Worcester Tea Bowl circa 1792 and New Hall Tea Bowl circa 1782 - 1785. The background silk brocade circa 1780 shows the Chinese influence.
Art Deco Hand Painted Design circa 1920
This design is painted on paper and is probably French. It may have been designed as a wallpaper.
Black Basalt Regency Cream Jug circa 1820
This was probably made by Wedgwood although it is unmarked.
Regency Stripes and a Derby Tea Cup circa 1800
Stripes were all the fashion in Regency Britain. They were used for interior decorating, ceramics and for dress fabrics. The stylish gold striped Derby cup is marked with a crown, crossed swords and a D. It must have looked wonderful in candlelight.