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 little wooden box made at Mauchline. It is a rarer box and it is to store your favourite reel of thread inside. The box take the form of a cotton reel - the exterior has a black paper band which is textured to resemble the thread on a real reel. It would have been a souvenir for a Victorian lady.
It box has a more unusual decoration on the lid - it is not a Scottish scene, but is an image of three cattle in a landscape setting. The base reads: Chillingham Wild Cattle. These famous cattle hail from the North East of England, near Berwick on the Northumberland coast.
My box is in nice clean condition with no damages. I haven't found another box quite like it - so I think it is a rare survivor. This is reflected in my asking price.
Measurements: The diameter is 4.6 cm and the height is 5.3 cm. I have taken lots of images for your inspection.
It will be posted to you with Royal Mail Recorded mail - this will be applied to your order at the checkout.
HISTORY: Mauchline Wares are Scottish wooden items that 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.