CHAPTER 13: ROLLED PAPER WORK

Figure 13.1: Rolled paper caddy, c. 1790. Pine carcass; panels edged with harewood; predominantly brown and turquoise decoration; hand-coloured print on silk of a child on front; silvered drop-loop handle on lid; single interior compartment; stitched parchment protective box. Caddy: height 12.1 cm (4¾ in); width 17.2 cm (6¾ in). Private collection

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Figure 13.2: Rolled paper caddy, c. 1800. Pine carcass; panels edged with gessoed and gilded wood; predominantly gold-edged decoration, resembling metal filigree; front panel with inset hand-coloured engraved paper medallion of young girl with squirrel; silvered drop-loop handle on lid; silver escutcheon; single silvered hinge; two interior compartments with unusual mahogany ‘double’ lid. Height 13.3 cm (5 ¼ in); width 19.1 cm (7 ½ in). (The late collection of Robert Harman Cannell) Private collection 

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Figure 13.6: Two rolled paper caddies with almost identical carcasses and fittings, c. 1790. Each with pine carcass; panels edged with light-coloured wood, with ebonised stringing; silvered drop-loop handle; wooden escutcheon; single silvered hinge; green baize on base; pink paper on underside of lid; single interior compartment with wooden lid inlaid with oval of amboyna and fitted with small brass knob. Left: blue and gold decoration; watercolour of two young women in rural setting on front; gold stylised sunburst on rear and similar motif on lid. Height 13 cm (5 1/8 in); width 19.7cm (7 ¾in). Witney Antiques, Witney. Right: pink, dark green and gold rolled paper decoration; fan of gold leaves on front; gold Prince of Wales feathers on dark green shield on rear; gold sunburst motif on lid. Height 12.4 cm (4 7/8 in); width 19.1 cm (7 ½ in). Private collection 

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Figure 13.10: Rear view of rolled paper caddy, dated 1794. Pine carcass; panels edged with boxwood, with barber’s pole stringing around lid; blue and gold decoration; initials ‘S:B’ and date 1794 on rear; design on front of caddy mirrors that on rear, but without initials and date; lid with complementary decoration and silvered drop-loop handle; silvered hinges; single interior compartment. Height 11.4 cm (4 ½ in); width 15.2 cm (6 in). John Keil Ltd, London 

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Figure 13.11: Rolled paper caddy with protective pasteboard box bearing inscription from Hannah Seaton of Eastwood, Yorkshire, to Ann Metcalfe, c. 1800. Pine carcass; panels edged with boxwood with barber’s pole stringing; decoration in turquoise-blue, gold and white; design on rear similar to that on front, but with circular motif on central panel; complementary design on lid with silvered drop-loop handle; boxwood escutcheon; interior details not available. Caddy: height 13.3 cm (5 ¼ in); width 20 cm (8 in); depth 10.8 cm (4 ¼ in). Jeremy Ltd, London 

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Figure 13.12: Large rolled paper caddy on stand, c. 1820. Unusual urn form; wooden carcass; predominantly dark green, pink and gold decoration (slightly faded); brass ring handles at sides with pressed brass floral basket backplates; fruitwood finial and escutcheon; single brass hinge; underside of lid and single interior compartment both lined with tinfoil; inner lid decorated with rolled paper and fitted with fruitwood knob. Caddy mounted on rosewood stand with rectangular glass cover (not shown); bright pink label for Thomas Dalton of London on underside of stand. Caddy: height (including rosewood stand but not glass case) 31.1 cm (12¼ in); diameter 13 cm (5 1/8 in). Bonham’s Auctioneers, London 

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Figure 13.13: Rolled paper caddy and protective chintz case, both with inscription, c. 1810-20. Pine carcass; panels edged with gilded pine; decoration in turquoise-blue, gold and white, with similar motifs on front and rear (pattern and colours probably from same design source as caddy in Figure 13.11); complementary design on lid with brass drop-loop handle; gilded wood escutcheon; black paper on base; single interior compartment lined with tinfoil, with burr yew and satinwood lid; base of caddy inscribed ‘This box of Philigree by Catherine Tebay’. Original floral-chintz-covered protective case to rear of caddy has fragment of patchwork with the words ‘This piece of Patchwork made by Catherine Tebey [sic] FOR HER DAUGHTER/MARY ANNE TEBAY Begun 14 March 1816 FINISHED 3rd November, 1817’. Caddy: height 14.5 cm (5 ¾ in); width 16.5 cm (6 ½ in). Christie’s, London 

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Figure 13.14: Rolled paper caddy, c. 1790. Wooden carcass; panels edged with sycamore, with barber’s pole stringing; coloured and gold decoration on a green ground; front with bold motifs including moths, snakes and urns; watercolour of woman holding cross, with rough sea behind; rear with sheaf of corn flanked by flowers and rosettes, with name ‘Sarah Arnold’ at base; lid with large gold star and anchor motifs, with brass drop-loop handle; sycamore escutcheon; single silvered hinge; single interior compartment with plain sycamore lid fitted with brass knob. Height 12.5 cm (4 ¾ in); width 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in); depth 10 cm (4 in). Private collection  

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Figure 13.15: Rolled paper caddy, c. 1790. Pine carcass; panels edged with satinwood, with ebonised stringing; barber’s pole stringing around edge of lid; untinted rolled paper decoration overall resembling finely carved wood, set on dull green paper ground; all panels covered with protective glass; silvered drop-loop handle on lid; satinwood escutcheon; green baize on base; underside of lid lined with tinfoil; single interior compartment with lid bearing turned bone knob. Height 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in); width 19.1 cm (7 ½ in); depth 11.4 cm (4 ½ in). Fine Antique Boxes (Tony and the late June Stone)

Figure 13.16: Rolled paper caddy, c.1790. Pine carcass; panels edged with holly, with ebonised stringing; predominantly untinted rolled paper decoration, with floral and foliate motifs set on foil ground, red on front, rear and lid, and green on sides; painted ivory plaque with classical figure on front; holly escutcheon. Height 13.6 cm (5 3/8 in); width 21 cm (8 ¼ in); depth 11.1 cm (4 3/8 in). Fine Antique Boxes (Tony and the late June Stone) 

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Figure 13.17: Rolled paper caddy, c. 1795. Pine carcass; panels edged with boxwood, with ebonised stringing; barber’s pole stringing around edge of lid; gold decoration on dark red and white mica grounds, mainly on front and side panels; front panel with paper and mica swags of drapery surrounding paper medallion with hand-coloured engraving of house set in rural scenery; rear panel entirely decorated with gold rolled paper featuring a wreath around an oval motif; lid with star decoration; all panels covered with protective glass; brass drop-loop handle on lid; boxwood escutcheon; silvered hinges; underside of lid lined with pink paper; two interior compartments. Height 10.8 cm (4 ¼ in); width 15.9 cm (6 ¼ in). Private collection 

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Figure 13.18: Rear view of rolled paper caddy, c. 1800. Pine carcass; panels edged with harewood, with barber’s pole stringing; gold decoration on pale pink paper ground on all sides and lid; front with silk oval embroidered with basket of flowers above (indecipherable) entwined initials, garlanded with leaves and flowers; rear with similar silk oval embroidered ‘M. SKEET, Melford School’ (probably Long Melford in Suffolk; a Samuel Skeet was the landlord of the Greyhound Inn in nearby Lavenham in 1830 and may have been related); brass drop-loop handle on lid; harewood escutcheon; small silvered hinges; two interior compartments with wooden lids. This caddy has a plain, rectangular, solid oak protective box with a brass drop-loop handle and a brass hook-and-eye fastening. Height 12 cm (4 ¾ in); width 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in); depth 9.5 cm (3 ¾ in). © Victoria and Albert Museum, London 

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Figure 13.19: Rolled paper caddy, c. 1790. Pine carcass; panels edged with tulipwood, with barber’s pole stringing; all sides with gold-edged red, green and untinted rolled paper decoration; front with enamel plaque (probably from South Staffordshire) featuring a young woman with doves; rear with similar decoration to front but no plaque; lid with rolled paper surrounded by white mica ; silver drop-loop handle on lid; tulipwood and ivory escutcheon; pair of small silvered hinges; original green baize on base; tinfoil on underside of lid; single interior compartment; inner lid decorated with rolled paper set on pink paper lightly strewn with white mica. Height 12.7 cm (5in); width 15.6 cm (6 ¼ in); depth 9.5 cm (3 ¾ in). Private collection 

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Figure 13.20: Rolled paper caddy, c. 1790. Pine carcass; panels edged with mahogany, with boxwood stringing; decoration, originally in gold, green and red, but now discoloured (and varnished) on all sides and lid; silver plaque on front, engraved with initials ‘JW’; silver drop-loop handle on lid; bone escutcheon; pair of small silvered hinges; original green baize on base; tinfoil on underside of lid; single interior compartment with replacement inner lid veneered with satinwood and fitted with small brass knob. Height 12.0 cm (4 ¾ in); width 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in); depth 9.5 cm (3 ¾ in). Private collection   

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Figure 13.21: Rolled paper caddy with decoration attributed to Napoleonic prisoners-of-war, c. 1800. Pine carcass; panels edged with tulipwood and barber’s pole stringing; green and predominantly gold-edged decoration on all sides and lid; green foil behind some floral motifs on sides; bone plaque on front, with applied bone urn containing flowers, with stalks made of fine hair, on ground of green-painted foliage; brass drop-loop handle on lid; tulipwood escutcheon; small silvered hinges; original green baize on base; underside of lid, single interior compartment, and both surfaces of inner lid covered with tinfoil; inner lid with silvered metal knob. Height 12.1 cm (4 ¾ in); width 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in); depth 9.8 cm (3 7/8 in). Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery 

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Figure 13.22: Rolled paper caddy with unfaded interior, c. 1790. Wooden carcass; panels edged with harewood and some barber’s pole stringing; unusual bold decoration (now faded) in pink, green and gold, with dark brown ground, on sides and lid; watercolour of woman and child with dog on front; brass drop-loop handle; harewood escutcheon; silvered hinge; single compartment with inner lid of yew wood and walnut, with small brass knob. The original bright colours of the rolled paper can be seen in the floral design on the underside of the lid. Height 14 cm (5 ½ in); width 19 cm (7 ½ in). (Formerly in the Nolte collection) Woolley and Wallis Salisbury Salerooms Ltd  

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Figure 13.23: Rolled paper caddy with inlaid protective dust case, c. 1790. Pine carcass; panels edged with harewood; coloured decoration on dark red mica and crushed mother-of-pearl grounds on sides; hand-coloured print of a boy playing an instrument on front; silk oval with letters ‘AB’ on rear; turquoise blue and gold decoration, with sunburst motif, on lid; silvered metal drop-loop handle; wooden escutcheon; silvered metal hinge; underside of lid originally lined with tinfoil; single interior compartment with maple and burr yew wood lid, fitted with turned bone knob. Mahogany lift-off dust case, inlaid with herringbone and diamond borders; satinwood veneer with kingwood and boxwood inlay framing an inlaid tea plant on top; brass drop-loop handle; glass panels on all sides. Caddy: height 12.5 cm (5 in); width 17.5 cm (7 in); depth 10 cm (4 in). Case: height 14.5 cm (5 ¾ in); width 20.5 cm (8 in); depth 12 cm (4 ¾ in). Mark Goodger Antiques, Northamptonshire 

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Figure 13.24: Rolled paper caddy, c. 1835-40. Pine carcass; panels edged with stained wood; fine decoration in strong colours set against untinted ground on all sides and, those on sides adorned with finely painted circular watercolours showing six of the Seven Virtues – Faith, Hope and Charity on front, and Fortitude, Temperance and Justice on rear; all panels covered with protective glass; brass drop-loop handle on lid; wooden escutcheon; brass hinges; base uncovered. Temperance is represented by a young man holding a scroll with the word ‘Temperance’ and a banner promoting ‘Domestic comfort’. A circular mark of identical size appears on the underside of the lid, suggesting the former presence of another roundel, presumably portraying the seventh Virtue, Prudence. Height 13 cm (5 ¼ in); width 18.7 cm (7 ¾ in); depth 10.9 cm (4 5/8 in). Private collection 

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Figure 13.25: Two rolled paper caddies in exceptional condition, c. 1790. Each with wooden carcass; panels edged with satinwood and ebony, with some barber’s pole stringing; sides and lid on both with fine, predominantly floral and foliate decoration, some coloured but mostly gold; all panels covered with protective glass; brass drop-loop handles; satinwood escutcheons. Left: front panel with hand-coloured print of shepherdess; two interior compartments with wooden lids. Height 15.2 cm (6 in); width 19.7 cm (7 ¾ in). Right: two panels with hand-coloured prints of young boy and girl; single interior compartment with wooden lid. Height 13.3 cm (5 ¼ in); width 18.4 cm (7 ¼ in). Private collection, photograph courtesy of Sotheby’s, New York