Antique French Tole Peinte Du Lac Toleware, Lacquered & Gilt Tinned Metal Tray, Decorator Signed

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18-19th C. French Tole Peinte du Lac Toleware, Lacquered & Gilt Tinned Metal Tray, Decorator Signed
Signed on back center … Read more 18-19th C. French Tole Peinte du Lac Toleware, Lacquered & Gilt Tinned Metal Tray, Decorator Signed
Signed on back center reads “redecorated by jinni”
Trim is floral and foliage in gilt gold
Item is lacquered and hand painted

“Toleware refers to items and other decorative objects made of tinned metal that have been lacquered and adorned with a design dating from 1600 - 1900. From the French Tole Peinte du Lac (French for “painted sheet metal”), tole painting refers to applying paint and lacquer to tin, it began as a way to prevent common household objects from rusting.”

“Toleware in the United States By the early to mid 1700’s, painted tin was being manufactured in England, and shipped to the colonies. As with many imported items, American tradesmen and artists soon began to produce toleware. Irish brothers Edward and William Patterson, who had settled in Berlin, Connecticut in 1740, produced hand shaped cooking utensils which they sold door to door. A 1749 English law forbade the production of tin in America, so initially they imported tin from England, even with importing costs, their business flourished. After the American Revolution, they made beautifully hand painted trays for the gentry, and shiny, unpainted and uncoated trays called “poor man’s silver” for those with less deep pockets.” See less