Lacquer decorating outfit
Winsor and Newton Ltd
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cardboard, paper, glass, metal, ceramic and wood
Measurements
Box - 312 mm (length); 223 mm (width); 47 mm (height); 39 mm (diameter), Each content (min) - 39 mm (length), Each content (max) - 98 mm (length)
Place of origin
Rathbone Place
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 671016
Summary
A rectangular cardboard box with a hinged lid, both covered with a leather imitation black paper. Impressed in gold coloured lettering on the centre of the lid is 'Windsor And Newton's 'Newinlac' And Poster Colours, Brush Lacquer Decorating Outfit'. The interior of the box is sub-divided into compartments. From front to back and from left to right these contain the following: a circular ceramic palette dish; a black pencil produced by the Eagle Pencil Co. London; another circular ceramic palette dish; a wooden napkin ring; a bottle of pale blue 'Newinlac' lacquer, a bottle of green 'Newinlac' lacquer; a bottle of filler; two bottles of brown 'Newinlac' lacquer; another napkin ring; two circular ceramic palette dishes; five bottles of 'Newinlac' lacquer (yellow, orange, red, heliotrope and black); two more circular ceramic palette dishes; a small tube of Chinese white poster paint; five tubes of poster paint (black, ultramarine, general red, light green and sepia); a bottle of zinc white; five tubes of poster paint (Chinese white, cobalt tint, vermilion, chrome orange and chrome yellow); and a bottle of white 'Newinlac' lacquer. Many items are packed with tissue paper which has not been included in the number of items. Total number of items is 33.
Marks and inscriptions
Inside the lid: 'WINSOR AND NEWTON'S/ 'NEWINLAC' (REGD.)/ (NON-INFLAMMABLE)/ OUTFIT No.2/ also containing Poster Colours for the Decoration of/ WHITEWOOD, PULPWARE, ETC./ AND FOR/ 'WORCESTER' PAINTING./ RATHBONE PLACE LONDON ENGLAND.'
Makers and roles
Winsor and Newton Ltd, maker