{"product_id":"dixon-placemats","title":"Dixon Placemats","description":"\u003cp\u003eHand-finished placemats featuring Samuel Dixon's 18th-century embossed pictures of birds and flowers, each with a different design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSamuel Dixon's embossed pictures of birds and flowers.\u003c\/strong\u003e Samuel Dixon, the Dublin artist, owned a \"picture ware-room\" on Capel Street, north of the river Liffey, where his apprentices hand-coloured embossed papier-mâché pictures of birds and flowers, sold in black and gold japanned frames. His \"Foreign \u0026amp; Domestick Birds\" appeared as a set of twelve in 1755.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach picture carried a dedication and a description of its subject on the reverse, to protect Dixon against imitators. He sought the patronage of the Duchess of Dorset, soon after the Duke arrived as Lord Lieutenant in 1753, and of Elizabeth, Duchess of Hamilton, one of the celebrated Gunning sisters from Co. Roscommon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade in England by Lady Clare to our exacting specifications, with a hard, heat-resistant melamine surface (to 150°C), an extra-strong core of sustainably sourced eucalyptus and a natural cork back. Wipe clean with a damp cloth. Every set arrives in our presentation gift box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e each placemat measures 28 cm x 21 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Placemats","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57739753881940,"sku":"TMDIX8","price":87.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1087\/3592\/2516\/files\/Dixon-Mats_06-Eclipse.jpg?v=1792493352","url":"https:\/\/heritageplacemats.com\/products\/dixon-placemats","provider":"Heritage Placemats","version":"1.0","type":"link"}