19th Century Tartanware Ring Box

This impeccable ring box is entirely covered in a red and green varnished tartan design. The interior is lined with cream taffeta and velvet, the edge decorated with a gold zigzag pattern. Hinged lid, hook clasp.
"Tartanware" was produced in the Scottish town of Mauchline from the early 1800s to 1933. This was the name given to small wooden objects covered in tartan paper and sold as Scottish souvenirs.
Tartan patterns were applied to paper using machines and then glued onto small everyday objects made of local sycamore wood. Scotland has always attracted tourists because of the region's natural beauty. In 1852, Prince Albert bought the Balmoral estate in the Scottish Highlands for Queen Victoria.
Tourists flocked there, and the small tartan items were a hit! They were colorful and easy to take home on the train. They are now actively collected!

PERFECT CONDITION, Victorian era circa 1860.

Dimensions: 3cm x 2cm x 2.8cm.
Weight: 6g