An Early Victorian Papier-mâché Vase by Jennens & Bettridge, London c.1840-50 Doe & Hope X Hannah Matthews Most certainly inspired by the

Most certainly inspired by the Art Deco style and probably a very late arrival to this period

In this period one of the uses of painting in furniture was to imitate more exotic and expensive wood grains buy painting and applying them to more accessible woods such as pine

The process for making papier-mâché furniture was achieved either by pasting multiple layers of paper over shaped cores

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An Early Victorian Papier-mâché Vase by Jennens & Bettridge, London c.1840-50 Doe & Hope X Hannah Matthews Most certainly inspired by theOrigin: English Period: Early Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1840 50 Height: 14 Diameter: 7 (at extremities) The papier mch vase of elegant baluster form with neo classical figural decoration to a sea green ground with black banding and gilt swagged highlights, the central band in a chocolate brown with the beautiful hand painted figures in ivory, the whole being a very scarce model by Jennens & Bettridge and surviving from the early Victorian