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Tartan Ware Pen Wipe
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Tartan Ware Pen Wipe

19th century
Sold 17 April 2025 · Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
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Description

An unusual 19th century tartan ware pen wipe - McBeth. Lovely condition it has the original price tag on one end.

L 7.5 cm

H 3.5 cm

W 2.5 cm

Date of Manufacture

Digby Antiques (Wiltshire) has dated this Antique Tartanware Pen Wipe to the 19th Century.

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Description
An unusual 19th century tartan ware pen wipe - McBeth. Lovely condition it has the original price tag on one end.

L 7.5 cm

H 3.5 cm

W 2.5 cm

Date of Manufacture

Digby Antiques (Wiltshire) has dated this Antique Tartanware Pen Wipe to the 19th Century.

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Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
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A small rectangular Victorian tartanware pen wipe featuring a red, green, and black tartan pattern with gold lettering. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I A small rectangular Victorian tartanware pen wipe featuring a red, green, and black tartan pattern with gold lettering. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Tartan Ware Pen Wipe

Archive II A small rectangular Victorian tartanware pen wipe featuring a red, green, and black tartan pattern with gold lettering. View II
Archive III A small rectangular Victorian tartanware pen wipe featuring a red, green, and black tartan pattern with gold lettering. View III
Archive IV A small rectangular Victorian tartanware pen wipe featuring a red, green, and black tartan pattern with gold lettering. View IV
Archive V A small rectangular Victorian tartanware pen wipe featuring a red, green, and black tartan pattern with gold lettering. View V
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Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)

Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
Telephone 07710 931929
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Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/digbyantiqueswiltshire
Verified Since Dec 2020
Items For Sale 143
Items Sold 925
Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
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A small rectangular Victorian tartanware pen wipe featuring a red, green, and black tartan pattern with gold lettering.
Tartan Ware Pen Wipe
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A small rectangular Victorian tartanware pen wipe featuring a red, green, and black tartan pattern with gold lettering.
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  • ObjectDesk Accessories
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • Material[Wood, Paper, Fabric, Gold Leaf]
  • ColourMulti
  • MotifsMacbeth tartan pattern, Gold stamped lettering, Fitted velvet wipe interior

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Tartanware, often associated with Mauchline ware from Scotland, consists of wooden souvenirs and desk items decorated with paper transfers of specific clan tartans, highly popular during the Victorian era following royal visits to Scotland.

These pieces were typically constructed from sycamore or other pale hardwoods, onto which a lithographed paper tartan pattern was applied, followed by protective layers of varnish.

Authentic pieces usually feature detailed multi-coloured lithographed tartan paper, often with specific clan names stamped in gold lettering, and display appropriate age-related wear such as fine crazing to the varnish.

These small decorative items can be displayed in cabinet curiosities, on open bookshelves, or used as a striking accent piece on a modern home office desk to add historical texture.

Keep items out of direct sunlight to prevent the tartan paper from fading, and clean only with a dry, soft cloth, avoiding any moisture or chemical cleaning agents.
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