Victory Lozenge
Biscuit Tin
1880-1900 (made)
1880-1900 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Japonaiserie decoration was a style reflecting Japanese qualities or motifs and is therefore applied to an object or decoration in this style. It became popular in Western art in the latter part of the 19th century after the opening up of Japan to overseas trade by Commander Perry of the US Navy in 1853.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Victory Lozenge (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Offset litho printed tinplate |
| Brief description | Biscuit tin incorporating a calendar, made for the Co-operative Wholesale Society, offset litho printed tinplate, England, 1880-1900. |
| Physical description | Biscuit tin in the form of a perpetual calendar, offset litho printed tinplate, upright rectangular in form supported on bracket feet, either side, the side walls sloping inwards, a square detachable lid at the top. The surfaces covered with floral and leaf decoration in a four way colourway of red, green, blue and yellow, reminiscent of Japonaiserie decoration. In the upper centre of the front face, a dial with an adjustable pointer and a blue annular ring with the numerals, 1-31, below which is a window within a cartouche with an adjustable rotating disc to indicate the month. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | Calendar dial
The inside of the tin is printed in black 'C.W.S. Productive Factory, Silvertown, London, E' and with the Wheatsheaf symbol lettered 'Labour and Wait'. |
| Production | Advertising Ephemera |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Japonaiserie decoration was a style reflecting Japanese qualities or motifs and is therefore applied to an object or decoration in this style. It became popular in Western art in the latter part of the 19th century after the opening up of Japan to overseas trade by Commander Perry of the US Navy in 1853. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.594-1971 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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