Mauchline Ware are wooden souvenirs manufactured in Scotland, primarily in factories in or near Mauchline and predominantly made of sycamore. The items have various finishes in a large variety of applications. Most Mauchline Ware products have transfers or photographs of popular tourist locations. There were also finishes with tartan, fern and black lacquer.
On offer here is a honey-toned wooden box - it would have been a sweet little Victorian souvenir which you would have purchased on your travels in Scotland.
This is a trinket or jewellery box - it is in nice clean condition. It has an image of "eas chille-chomain" waterfall, which I think is one of the waterfalls on the Isle of Islay. I love the inclusion of the little fishermen casting their lines at the foot of the falls.
The box is in good antique condition with clear images on the lid - nice and clean inside and out - and with a honey-coloured patina to the wood outside. The wood is nice and shiny. There is a double hinge at the back and a little clasp to the front.
It is a larger size and I think that it must have been intended as a jewellery box as it is unusually completely lined inside with a Royal Blue silk.
Measurements: The box is just over 5 1/4 inches wide, with a depth of 4 inches, and a height of just over 2 1/2 inches. A fine Victorian souvenir item. Listed at a fair price, given its size, the fancy lining and its condition. I have taken lots of images for your inspection.
It will be posted to you with Royal Mail Recorded postage - this will be applied to your order at the checkout.
HISTORY: Mauchline Wares are Scottish wooden items which date from about the 1880s - until the 1900s. They are generally wooden souvenirs and giftware - made of fruitwood and decorated with black transfer designs. The scenes are usually of landmarks and popular towns - and spots favoured by tourists. They were very popular in their day and many pieces were exported globally.
The centre of the Mauchline Ware industry is the small village of Mauchline - which is located 11 miles inland from the Scottish coastal resort of Ayr. At its peak over 400 people were involved in the manufacture of these small (but always beautifully made) wooden souvenirs. Similar products were also made in Lanark - but most of the pieces are known by the generic name of Mauchline Ware.