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 honey-toned wooden box - it would have been a sweet little Victorian souvenir that you would have purchased on your travels in Scotland.
This is a little thread box - for the Victorian lady to keep a reel of sewing thread in. It is in nice clean condition. It is just really delightful - there is a little hole in the top where the thread would come out (there is still an old wooden reel of Clark's thread inside). The front is embellished with a transfer-printed image of Jedburgh Abbey. An inscription on the back says that this wee box was made from wood grown in the grounds of Sir Walter Scott's house, Abbotsford.
A very sweet little antique box - nice gift for someone who likes sewing and lives in the Scottish Borders.
Measurements: The diameter is 5 cm and the height is also 5 cm. Listed at a fair price, given the popular subject matter and its condition. I have taken lots of images for your inspection.
It will cost £4.95 to post them to you in the UK with Royal Mail Recorded postage - 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.