Black lacquered boiled cardboard sewing box with Japanese-inspired decoration circa 1860-1880
From the Société Française des Cotons à Coudre
19th century - Napoleon III era - Japonism period
Flaw: traces of ancient adhesive residue as seen in the photos
Black lacquered boiled cardboard sewing box with Japanese-inspired decoration, circa 1860-1880 - Société Française des Cotons à Coudre
Period: Napoleon III - Period of Japonism, which swept through French decorative arts after Japan opened up (1850s-1860s)
This is not a Japanese object but a Western view of Japan, often fantasized about, which was very fashionable under Napoleon III. This style was perceived as modern, refined, and exotic during the Second Empire.
This box was designed to hold spools of sewing thread produced by the Société Française de Cotons à Coudre, a major Parisian manufacturer founded in 1848. The company was renowned for the quality of its threads, but also for the care taken in its packaging, which was ahead of its time in terms of advertising.
Boiled cardboard, like papier-mâché, was very fashionable at the time and remained so until the early 20th century. Its malleability and strength made it possible to create small objects as well as furniture, as it could be molded and thus produced in small series. The lacquer coating gives these objects great durability over time.
A fine example of a utilitarian object that has become decorative, representative of 19th-century French industrial arts.
Dimensions: 19x11cm
Flaw: traces of ancient adhesive residue as seen in the photos
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EMPTY
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Black lacquered boiled cardboard sewing box with Japanese-inspired decoration circa 1860-1880
From the Société Française des Cotons à Coudre
19th century - Napoleon III era - Japonism period
Flaw: traces of ancient adhesive residue as seen in the photos
