S. Roja, Tonbridge, Kent Such decorations were made from Japanned tin. Japanned refers to a decorative technique that imitated Asian lacquerwork by covering tin plate or papier mache with layers ...
Thomas Barker (1769–1847) was born at Trosnant in Monmouthshire, the eldest son of a failed barrister named Benjamin who painted horses with limited success and eventually worked at Allgood's factory ...