Regency Papier Maché Tray in the Clay Manner forming a Table
with a bold overall pattern of flowers and now on a painted trestle stand, in the style of Kenneth Neame, to form a table
Height 73cm (28 3/4 inches)
Width 62 cm (24.5 inches)
early 19th century, stand later
Henry Clay’s papier maché producing company flourished from the early 1770s. His patents on painted paper maché production expired in 1802, and Henry Clay died a rich man in 1812. The company continued until the 1820s