Furniture Mount
1900-1980 (made)
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| 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 and Timmins was formed by the amalgamation of two earlier firms, Cope and Collinson, and Clarke and Timmins, in 1900. 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 from 1800 - 1840 resulted in a corresponding demand for a range of designs for decorative brass mounts. Manufacturers borrowed freely from each other and many of the same patterns remained popular, being reproduced over many years, like this mount.
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 and Timmins was formed by the amalgamation of two earlier firms, Cope and Collinson, and Clarke and Timmins, in 1900. 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 from 1800 - 1840 resulted in a corresponding demand for a range of designs for decorative brass mounts. Manufacturers borrowed freely from each other and many of the same patterns remained popular, being reproduced over many years, like this mount.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Cast brass |
| Brief description | Brass furniture mount, husks pendant from a patera, Cope and Timmins Ltd, Britain, 18th or 19th century. |
| Physical description | One of a collection of cast metal mounts for furniture in the form of husks pendant from a patera. |
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| 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. |
| Object history | Made by Cope and Timmins, possibly in London or Birmingham |
| 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 and Timmins was formed by the amalgamation of two earlier firms, Cope and Collinson, and Clarke and Timmins, in 1900. 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 from 1800 - 1840 resulted in a corresponding demand for a range of designs for decorative brass mounts. Manufacturers borrowed freely from each other and many of the same patterns remained popular, being reproduced over many years, like this mount. |
| Other number | LOAN:GLATZEL.1:353 - Previous loan number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.353-2001 |
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| Record created | June 18, 2002 |
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