Bottle of Paint
ca. 1814 (made)
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Object Type
This bottle of paint is one of three bottles (museum nos. T.294:2 to 4-1975) from the contents of a mahogany box (museum no. T.294:1-1975) fitted out with equipment for painting on velvet. They were supplied by Reeves & Woodyer, 'Superfine Colour Preparers to Her Majesty, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales & Royal Family'. The three bottles are labelled 'Ackermann's brilliant carmine', 'W H Edwards's lilac purple', and 'W H Edwards's sunflower yellow'. The other contents of the box include bowls for mixing colours and holding water, a tiny bone palette and brush rest, pairs of dividers and pincers, and brushes, as well as small slabs of paint in many colours. The box contains a printed endorsement from the manufacturers with the ink date 'February 12th 1814'.
Ownership & Use
The practice of painting designs onto silk velvet was an outlet for the amateur artist, to create panels that she could then make into decorative objects with her needle. The effect of the paint colours on the pile of the velvet gave the pattern a density and texture quite different from the crispness and delicacy of painted taffeta and satin, which bacame popular in the later 18th century.
This bottle of paint is one of three bottles (museum nos. T.294:2 to 4-1975) from the contents of a mahogany box (museum no. T.294:1-1975) fitted out with equipment for painting on velvet. They were supplied by Reeves & Woodyer, 'Superfine Colour Preparers to Her Majesty, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales & Royal Family'. The three bottles are labelled 'Ackermann's brilliant carmine', 'W H Edwards's lilac purple', and 'W H Edwards's sunflower yellow'. The other contents of the box include bowls for mixing colours and holding water, a tiny bone palette and brush rest, pairs of dividers and pincers, and brushes, as well as small slabs of paint in many colours. The box contains a printed endorsement from the manufacturers with the ink date 'February 12th 1814'.
Ownership & Use
The practice of painting designs onto silk velvet was an outlet for the amateur artist, to create panels that she could then make into decorative objects with her needle. The effect of the paint colours on the pile of the velvet gave the pattern a density and texture quite different from the crispness and delicacy of painted taffeta and satin, which bacame popular in the later 18th century.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Glass |
| Brief description | Glass bottle containing watercolour paint, Reeves & Woodyer, London, ca. 1814. |
| Physical description | Glass bottle containing watercolour paint for painting velvet. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Label 'ACKERMANN'S Brilliant Carmine FOR VELVET PAINTING' |
| Gallery label | British Galleries:
PAINTING ON VELVET The new technique of painting onto silk velvet provided amateur artists with a decorative effect that was quite different from the crispness and delicacy of painted taffeta and satin, which had been popular from the late 18th century. Once painted, pieces of velvet like the bag panel here, could be made up into decorative objects and accessories.(27/03/2003) |
| Credit line | Given by Miss A. F. G. Burn |
| Object history | Supplied by Reeves & Woodyer, London |
| Summary | Object Type This bottle of paint is one of three bottles (museum nos. T.294:2 to 4-1975) from the contents of a mahogany box (museum no. T.294:1-1975) fitted out with equipment for painting on velvet. They were supplied by Reeves & Woodyer, 'Superfine Colour Preparers to Her Majesty, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales & Royal Family'. The three bottles are labelled 'Ackermann's brilliant carmine', 'W H Edwards's lilac purple', and 'W H Edwards's sunflower yellow'. The other contents of the box include bowls for mixing colours and holding water, a tiny bone palette and brush rest, pairs of dividers and pincers, and brushes, as well as small slabs of paint in many colours. The box contains a printed endorsement from the manufacturers with the ink date 'February 12th 1814'. Ownership & Use The practice of painting designs onto silk velvet was an outlet for the amateur artist, to create panels that she could then make into decorative objects with her needle. The effect of the paint colours on the pile of the velvet gave the pattern a density and texture quite different from the crispness and delicacy of painted taffeta and satin, which bacame popular in the later 18th century. |
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| Accession number | T.294:2-1975 |
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| Record created | March 27, 2003 |
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