Pendant
ca. 1900 (made)
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Henry Wilson's jewellery is distinctive for its rich colour combinations worked in stones and enamel, and its sculptural qualities. Like many other Arts and Crafts designers, including C.R. Ashbee, Wilson trained originally as an architect. He became interested in metals in the early 1890s, and went on to teach at the Royal College of Art, publishing a practical manual Silverwork and Jewellery in 1903.
In the preface to the manual he encouraged the student to 'feed his imagination on old work' and his own attraction to historical themes can be seen in the form of this piece, which draws on the shapes found in Renaissance pendants.
In the preface to the manual he encouraged the student to 'feed his imagination on old work' and his own attraction to historical themes can be seen in the form of this piece, which draws on the shapes found in Renaissance pendants.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gold openwork, gold openwork, pearls, blister pearls sapphires, emeralds, rubies, moonstone, turquoise |
| Brief description | Pendant, gold openwork, pearls, blister pearls sapphires, emeralds, rubies, moonstone, turquoise, designed by Henry Wilson and made at his workshop, London, about 1900 |
| Physical description | Pendant of gold openwork, pearls, blister pearls sapphires, emeralds, rubies, moonstone, turquoise. At the back, hidden by the pearls, a pendant relief of the Virgin and Child with the legend 'MATER CHRISTI', probably embossed b Felice Signorelli. Maker's mark HW in monogram. |
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| Summary | Henry Wilson's jewellery is distinctive for its rich colour combinations worked in stones and enamel, and its sculptural qualities. Like many other Arts and Crafts designers, including C.R. Ashbee, Wilson trained originally as an architect. He became interested in metals in the early 1890s, and went on to teach at the Royal College of Art, publishing a practical manual Silverwork and Jewellery in 1903. In the preface to the manual he encouraged the student to 'feed his imagination on old work' and his own attraction to historical themes can be seen in the form of this piece, which draws on the shapes found in Renaissance pendants. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.331-1960 |
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| Record created | April 8, 2005 |
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