Souvenir box, with view of Scarborough

This enamelled souvenir box was made in south Staffordshire in the late 18th or early 19th century. Thousands of comparable boxes, decorated with transfer-printed or enamelled views, were produced in South Staffordshire in this period.

The lid is painted with a 'VIEW OF SCARBOROUGH'. A mirror is fitted inside the lid.

Scarborough was one of the first modern seaside resorts. As early as the late 17th century a spring on the shore was being promoted as a drinking spa. By the mid eighteenth century people were enjoying bathing in the sea at Scarborough. The souvenir trade sprung up as a result of the influx of visitors.

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• Online ID: 000-180-002-008-C
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• Project: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  K.1999.591
• Date: Late 18th or early 19th century
  
• Material: Enamelled
  Box / souvenir
  
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• What: Box / souvenir
  
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• Where: England, Staffordshire
  England, Yorkshire, Scarborough
  
• Event:
• Description: Enamelled souvenir box painted with a view of Scarborough and fitted with an unbroken mirror inside the lid: English, South Staffordshire, late 18th or early 19th century
  
• References:
  • Evans, G. Souvenirs From Roman Times to the Present Day. Edinburgh: NMS Publishing Ltd, 1999, pp 57-8. 
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