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On display at V&A South Kensington
British Galleries, Room 118; The Wolfson Gallery

Mount

1900-1980 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Object Type
Metal mounts, like this example, were used to decorate pieces of furniture, such as cabinets, chests or chairs. They were usually attached with tiny screws.

People
The firm of Cope & Timmins was formed by the amalgamation of two earlier firms, Cope & Collinson and Clarke & Timmins, in 1800. Both firms were brass-founders, meaning that they specialised in brass products, and had factories in Birmingham, the renowned centre of brass manufacturing, as well as premises in London. Brass-founders produced a wide range of goods, including castors, hinges, handles, lock plates and curtain fittings, as well as decorative furniture mounts.

Time
The enormous popularity of historic revivals in the period 1800-1840 resulted in a corresponding demand for a range of designs for decorative brass mounts. Manufacturers borrowed freely from one other, and many of the same patterns remained popular, being reproduced over many years, like this mount.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Cast brass
Brief description
Brass furniture mount; chandelle with leaves and berries, Cope and Timmins Ltd, Britain, 1900-1980
Physical description
One of a collection of cast metal mounts for furniture with a chandelle, with leaves and berries.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.5cm
Gallery label
British Galleries: FURNITURE MOUNTS AND CASTING MODELS 1820-1835; two later
Metal mounts for decoration of furniture were an essential feature of the French Empire style that became popular in Britain from about 1800. They were usually cast, their forms created by carved wooden models pressed into sand moulds.(27/03/2003)
Credit line
Given by Cope & Timmins Ltd.
Subjects depicted
Summary
Object Type
Metal mounts, like this example, were used to decorate pieces of furniture, such as cabinets, chests or chairs. They were usually attached with tiny screws.

People
The firm of Cope & Timmins was formed by the amalgamation of two earlier firms, Cope & Collinson and Clarke & Timmins, in 1800. Both firms were brass-founders, meaning that they specialised in brass products, and had factories in Birmingham, the renowned centre of brass manufacturing, as well as premises in London. Brass-founders produced a wide range of goods, including castors, hinges, handles, lock plates and curtain fittings, as well as decorative furniture mounts.

Time
The enormous popularity of historic revivals in the period 1800-1840 resulted in a corresponding demand for a range of designs for decorative brass mounts. Manufacturers borrowed freely from one other, and many of the same patterns remained popular, being reproduced over many years, like this mount.
Other number
LOAN:GLATZEL.1:266 - Previous loan number
Collection
Accession number
W.266-2001

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Record createdJune 18, 2002
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