This year in Floral Studies at JoSonja's in Eureka, one study was on this sweet little tin box painted by
Cornelius Von Spaendonke . He was a native of Holland and painted extensively during his lifetime through 1833. He painted in oils and gouache. There is a lot of information online, images and reprints are available of his beautiful work; one only need paste his name into a search engine.
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| Chippendale box painted by Cornelius VonSpaendonke in collection of JoSonja Jansen |
Thomas Chippendale was a master furniture manufacturer, and his name is widely used to refer to furniture in general from his time. His work was immensely popular, and there is even a
society dedicated to the work.
Eventually scalloped trays became associated with the Chippendale name. They were painted by skilled artisans each with his own specialty. The trays were usually done in oils or gouache according to the book "Ornamented Trays," in the section on Chippendale Trays by Martha Muller. Lovely florals, scenes, and gold adornment are common.
We enjoyed this study. My box is shown below:
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| Chippendale Study --Vicki Allwardt |
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