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Biscuit Tins (Shire Album) (Shire Library)
Tracy Dolphin
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Description for Biscuit Tins (Shire Album) (Shire Library)
Paperback. Advertising and consumer spending among the middle classes expanded rapidly in the mid-nineteenth century. One of the ways of appealing to the new shoppers was packaging, and biscuit tins were a very discreet form of this kind of promotion. They found their way into middle class households as gifts. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 40 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: WC; WFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 152 x 3. Weight in Grams: 100. New.
In the mid-nineteenth century biscuit tins developed as a tasteful form of advertising. They found their way into households as gifts, often being kept as ornaments and storage boxes, and have survived well in many homes. Their appeal lies in the quality and detail of their decoration, their design often demonstrating a deeply artistic sensibility and refined knowledge of art history, and great care and attention to detail from mostly anonymous designers. This book provides an introduction to biscuit tins, covering the designs, decorative techniques and companies who made and sold them.
In the mid-nineteenth century biscuit tins developed as a tasteful form of advertising. They found their way into households as gifts, often being kept as ornaments and storage boxes, and have survived well in many homes. Their appeal lies in the quality and detail of their decoration, their design often demonstrating a deeply artistic sensibility and refined knowledge of art history, and great care and attention to detail from mostly anonymous designers. This book provides an introduction to biscuit tins, covering the designs, decorative techniques and companies who made and sold them.
Product Details
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
40
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Shire Library
Condition
New
Number of Pages
40
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747804253
SKU
9780747804253
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Tracy Dolphin
Tracy Dolphin has been collecting biscuit tins since 1982. She studied the history of design at Brighton Polytechnic, concentrating on twentieth-century design and architecture. Her dissertation was entitled 'Biscuit Tins: Design, Manufacture and Social Context, 1860-1914'.
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