Floral Papier Mache Standish with Cut Glass Bottles
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A 19th century papier mache and Mother of pearl standish painted and gilt with flowers; hobnail cut glass bottles with hinged faceted lids. Width 32 cm
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- Mother-Of-Pearl - Mother-of-pearl, technical name "nacre", is the inner layer of a sea shell. The iridescent colours and strength of this material were widely used in the nineteenth century as an inlay in jewellery, furniture, (especially papier mache furniture) and musical instruments.
In the early 1900s it was used to make pearl buttons. Mother-of-pearl is a soft material that is easily cut or engraved.
Nowadays it is a by-product of the oyster, freshwater pearl mussel and abalone industries.
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