Scarlet Leather Sewing Box with Ormolu Fittings and Dedication
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An antique sewing box, beautifully crafted in scarlet leather with ormolu feet and fittings, interior fitted with compartments in green velvet and leather with gilt embossed dedication 'A gift to Amey Sutton, from her father & mother, for Making her Fathers shirts, between the age of 6 & 7, 1823'. Accompanied by an assortment of Amey's trinkets. 11.5 cm high, 22 cm wide, 16 cm deep
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- Ormolu - Ormolu was popular with French craftsmen in the 18th and 19th century for ornamental fittings for furniture, clocks and other decorative items. True ormolu is gilt bronze, that is bronze that has been coated with gold using a mercury amalgam. Due to the health risks associated with using mercury, this method of creating ormolu was discontinued in France in the 1830s. A substitute was developed consisting of about 75% copper and 25% zinc, however it was inferior to the bronze version. It was often lacquered to prevent it tarnishing.
- Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.
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