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A Georgian Treen Tunbridge Ware Sewing Clamp & Accessories
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A Georgian Treen Tunbridge Ware Sewing Clamp & Accessories

18th century
Sold 1 January 1900 · Opus Antiques
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This is a lovely early 1800s painted Tunbridge Ware sewing clamp with its castellated sewing accessories.

The top had a pot with a motto on the lid,

' This Ramsgate Gift I beg you take, and keep it for the donors sake'.

The lid pulls off for storage.

Below there are two pull out castellated needle cases, they slip into small loop holders on either side of the main body. The castle tops unscrew for storage of needles.. There is also a castellated tape/ ribbon dispenser. The finial on the top turns to wind the unmarked silk ribbon in and out.

It's a very neat and compact size only measuring 13cm h x 7cm w at the widest part .

A very good example of a Georgian Tunbridge Ware sewing clamp and accessories.

Date of Manufacture

Opus Antiques has dated this Georgian Treen Sewing Clamp to the Georgian era.

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Description
This is a lovely early 1800s painted Tunbridge Ware sewing clamp with its castellated sewing accessories.

The top had a pot with a motto on the lid,

' This Ramsgate Gift I beg you take, and keep it for the donors sake'.

fig 1. A Georgian turned wood sewing clamp featuring an upper pincushion cup, threaded wooden clamp mechanism, painted line decoration, and matching wooden needle cases.
fig 1. A Georgian Treen Tunbridge Ware Sewing Clamp & Accessories

The lid pulls off for storage.

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Below there are two pull out castellated needle cases, they slip into small loop holders on either side of the main body.
Opus Antiques

The castle tops unscrew for storage of needles.. There is also a castellated tape/ ribbon dispenser. The finial on the top turns to wind the unmarked silk ribbon in and out.

It's a very neat and compact size only measuring 13cm h x 7cm w at the widest part .

A very good example of a Georgian Tunbridge Ware sewing clamp and accessories.

Date of Manufacture

Opus Antiques has dated this Georgian Treen Sewing Clamp to the Georgian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1229912
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A Georgian turned wood sewing clamp featuring an upper pincushion cup, threaded wooden clamp mechanism, painted line decoration, and matching wooden needle cases. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I A Georgian turned wood sewing clamp featuring an upper pincushion cup, threaded wooden clamp mechanism, painted line decoration, and matching wooden needle cases. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

A Georgian Treen Tunbridge Ware Sewing Clamp & Accessories

Archive II A Georgian turned wood sewing clamp featuring an upper pincushion cup, threaded wooden clamp mechanism, painted line decoration, and matching wooden needle cases. View II
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A Georgian turned wood sewing clamp featuring an upper pincushion cup, threaded wooden clamp mechanism, painted line decoration, and matching wooden needle cases.
A Georgian Treen Tunbridge Ware Sewing Clamp & Accessories
Ref: SA1229912
A Georgian turned wood sewing clamp featuring an upper pincushion cup, threaded wooden clamp mechanism, painted line decoration, and matching wooden needle cases.
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  • ObjectSewing Accessories
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialTurned Wood, Boxwood
  • ColourWarm Ochre
  • MotifsTurned wooden screw, Annular line decoration, Integral pincushion cup, Castellated spools

This Georgian Tunbridge Ware sewing clamp and accessories set is fashioned from turned wood in a warm ochre tone with painted annular line decoration. The apparatus incorporates a threaded wooden screw mechanism for table mounting, an upper pincushion cup, and a small castellated container with a black finial and a short length of pink ribbon issuing from the side. Two matching castellated spools or needle cases stand beside the main upright body, each detailed with fine rings of red and black paint. The primary components exhibit minor chips and surface wear appropriate to early nineteenth-century domestic wooden objects. Measuring 13 cm in height and 7 cm in width, the miniature apparatus fits neatly onto a designated bookshelf display or a collector's side table in a period-style home today.

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A Georgian treen sewing clamp is a wooden utilitarian tool from the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century designed to attach to a tabletop. It held fabric taut for seamstresses while incorporating various storage components such as pin cushions, spools, and tape measures.

Treen sewing implements were typically lathe-turned from dense hardwoods such as boxwood, fruitwood, or beech. Early pieces often featured hand-painted ink line decoration or early Tunbridge ware polychrome banding before mosaic inlay became prevalent.

Authentic Georgian pieces exhibit hand-cut wooden screw threads, smooth surface patina from handling, and subtle irregularities consistent with manual lathe turning. Painted line decorations on early Tunbridge pieces show natural age-related wear rather than modern uniform printing.

Small treen collectables are commonly displayed inside glass cloches, arranged within curio cabinets, or placed on open shelving alongside leather-bound books to add historical texture and natural warmth to a room.

Keep turned wood items away from direct sunlight, central heating vents, and moisture to prevent cracking or warping. Dust gently with a soft brush and periodically apply a clear microcrystalline wax to preserve the finish.
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