Geffrye Museum Collection (#8)

Stool
One of six matching oak joined stools with a carved frieze and turned decoration, made in England, c.1600-1650. Date: c.1600-1650

Six joined stools
One of six matching oak joined stools with a carved frieze and turned decoration, made in England, c.1600-1650. Date: c.1600-1650

Childs sofa
Mahogany-framed miniature sofa, upholstered in black horsehair, with a carved and scrolled decoration centred on an anthemion, scrolled ends, and carved lyre-shaped front fascias

Punch bowl
Tin-glazed earthenware punch bowl hand-painted with figures in a watery landscape in blue and black, with bamboo and pine trees, possibly made in Brislington

Family Canvas, or Dresss Antient and Modern, a domestic interior with seated man and woman taking tea, lithograph published by George Townly Stubbs, 1786. Date: 16/05/1786

Page from Two wholesale stocks: Purchased for cash: Offered
Oetzmann & Co. catalogue comprising 32 pages including the front and back covers, with black and white illustrations of bamboo furniture, curtains, carpets, tea sets and ironmongery

Parasol
Textile and cane parasol with a design of stylised daisies and foliage on a red ground, probably made in Japan c.1900. Date: c.1900

Vase
Twin-handled glazed earthenware vase, stamped on the base with the makers mark BF and the shape number 774, made by Burmantofts in England c.1883-1887. Date: 1883-87

Cream jug made from glazed hard-paste porcelain, decorated with a transfer-printed design of birds with cherry blossom and foliage on a turquoise ground, part of a tea service thought to date c.1880

Tea cup made from glazed hard-paste porcelain, decorated with a transfer-printed design of birds with cherry blossom and foliage on a turquoise ground, part of a tea service thought to date c.1880

Plate made from glazed hard-paste porcelain, decorated with a transfer-printed design of birds with cherry blossom and foliage on a turquoise ground, part of a tea service thought to date c.1880

Side plate made from glazed hard-paste porcelain, decorated with a transfer-printed design of birds with cherry blossom and foliage on a turquoise ground

Sugar bowl made from glazed hard-paste porcelain, decorated with a transfer-printed design of birds with cherry blossom and foliage on a turquoise ground

Wine glass with an ogee bowl on an opaque twist stem of spiral gauze twist and multiple spiral twist, made in England c.1765-1770. Date: c.1765-1770

Spoon tray made from porcelain, transfer-printed in underglaze blue with a pattern of a Chinese pagoda and other buildings in a landscape, on a white ground with gilded decoration

Plate made from porcelain, transfer-printed in underglaze blue with the Temple pattern of a Chinese pagoda and trees on a white ground with gilded decoration

Milk jug made from porcelain, transfer-printed in underglaze blue with the Temple pattern of a Chinese pagoda and trees on a white ground with gilded decoration

Tea canister and lid made from porcelain, transfer-printed in underglaze blue with the Temple pattern of a Chinese pagoda and trees on a white ground with gilded decoration

Coffee cup made from porcelain, transfer-printed in underglaze blue with the Temple pattern of a Chinese pagoda and trees on a white ground with gilded decoration

Tea bowl made from porcelain, transfer-printed in underglaze blue with the Temple pattern of a Chinese pagoda and trees on a white ground with gilded decoration

Teapot stand
Teapot, lid and stand made from porcelain, transfer-printed in underglaze blue with the Temple pattern of a Chinese pagoda and trees on a white ground with gilded decoration

Tea pot and stand
Teapot, lid and stand made from porcelain, transfer-printed in underglaze blue with the Temple pattern of a Chinese pagoda and trees on a white ground with gilded decoration

Tea pot
Teapot, lid and stand made from porcelain, transfer-printed in underglaze blue with the Temple pattern of a Chinese pagoda and trees on a white ground with gilded decoration

Saucer made from porcelain, transfer-printed in underglaze blue with the Temple pattern of a Chinese pagoda and trees on a white ground with gilded decoration

Baubles and corn dollies
Corn dolly, decoration made from stalks of grain woven into the shape of a witch figure on a broomstick, her face hidden with a gingham headscarf, with an attached length of black thread, c.1960

Tea table
Mahogany tea table with a folding half-round top, on turned and tapered legs with pad feet, made in England c.1740. Date: c.1740

Tea set, group shot
Teapot, lid and stand made from porcelain, transfer-printed in underglaze blue with the Temple pattern of a Chinese pagoda and trees on a white ground with gilded decoration

Coffee cup and saucer

Saucer, tea bowl and coffee cup

Tea set
Teapot, lid and stand made from porcelain, transfer-printed in underglaze blue with the Temple pattern of a Chinese pagoda and trees on a white ground with gilded decoration

Christmas card, inside
Christmas card embossed and printed with a design of a lady wearing a full skirt standing on a padded footstool holding a sprig of mistletoe, with a paper insert secured with purple cotton thread

Christmas postcard
Christmas Colored Crayon postcard No. 7674, with a design of two birds sitting on a branch of cherry blossom and a verse beneath, sent to Mrs Aspin (Aunty) from Dulcie Oates

Christmas card
Christmas postcard from the Smart Novels Series with a design of a lady wearing a turban holding a glowing lantern printed with the words A MERRY XMAS, unused and thought to date c.1880-1920

Pedestal table
Mahogany veneered pedestal table with scrolled feet, manufactured in England c.1830. Date: c.1830

Tumbler
Barrel-shaped glass tumbler engraved with a border of meandering foliage and stylised flowers, made in England c.1780. Date: c.1780

Rocking chair
A childs rocking chair made from boarded oak, with a carrying handle, made in England c.1775-1825. Date: c.1775-1825

Backstool
Chair or backstool made from turned and joined oak, upholstered in leather with brass stud nails, made in England c.1680, but with substantial repairs and replacements. Date: c.1680

Title page from Household furniture in genteel taste for the year 1760 Date: 1760

Illustration from Household furniture in genteel taste for the year 1760

The house-keepers pocket-book

Wreath of everlasting flowers and grasses

Crewel-work hanging
Hanging embroidered with a floral design in crewel-work on a linen backing. The embroidery is thought to date from c.1600 while the linen backing dates from around 1900. Date: 1600-1900

Victorian tea cosy in beadwork

Tea caddy made from solid and veneered mahogany and deal, with barber pole edge beading and a brass handle, the interior with three compartments containing two metal canisters, made c.1770

Tea caddy made from ebonised wood inlaid with brass quatrefoils, lined with tulipwood and containing two foil-lined compartments, the base veneered with bird s-eye maple

Tea caddy
Burr yew tea caddy of rectangular form with canted corners (bevelled or slanted corner), banded with tulip wood and casuarina and an inlaid design of a sand-shaded conch on a green oval ground

Tea caddy made from ebonised wood inlaid with brass quatrefoils, lined with tulipwood and containing two foil-lined compartments, the base veneered with bird s-eye maple

Set of fire tools
Iron fire tongs with a spherical finial, from a set of fire tools manufactured in England c.1840-1860. Date: 1840-1860

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