Ring
1969 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Gerda Flöckinger is one of the pre-eminent artists in the alternative jewellery scene in London. Born in Innsbruck, Austria, in 1927, she emigrated to Britain in 1938. She studied fine art at St Martin's School of Art, and jewellery and enamels at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London. On leaving in 1956, she took the then highly unusual decision to work as an independent designer and maker. In 1962 she established a pioneering course in experimental jewellery at Hornsey School of Art. Many of the next generation of British artist-jewellers were taught there. Flöckinger was the first contemporary jeweller to have her own exhibition at the V&A, in 1971.
In this ring, the flat polished surfaces of Gerda Flöckinger’s early work have made way for encrusted, organic textures. These have come to typify her work. At this date, large, unusual stones - cameos, soft-coloured cabochons, veined turquoises and irregular pearls - were incorporated to give glowing pools of colour amidst the swirling metal.
In this ring, the flat polished surfaces of Gerda Flöckinger’s early work have made way for encrusted, organic textures. These have come to typify her work. At this date, large, unusual stones - cameos, soft-coloured cabochons, veined turquoises and irregular pearls - were incorporated to give glowing pools of colour amidst the swirling metal.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver, gold and Iranian turquoise inlaid with
gold |
| Brief description | Oxidised silver and gold set with a fragment of Persian turquoise, designed and made by Gerda Flöckinger in 1969. |
| Physical description | Oxidised silver and gold ring with a drum shaped bezel pierced and decorated with pellets and trailing applied wires and a fragment of Persian turquoise |
| Dimensions |
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| Object history | Purchased from the artist from the exhibition held at the V&A in 1971. |
| Historical context | The flat polished surfaces of Gerda Flöckinger's early work have made way for the encrusted, organic textures that have come to typify her work. At this date, large, unusual stones- cameos, soft-coloured cabochons, veined turquoises and irregular pearls were incorporated to give glowing pools of colour amidst the swirling metal. |
| Summary | Gerda Flöckinger is one of the pre-eminent artists in the alternative jewellery scene in London. Born in Innsbruck, Austria, in 1927, she emigrated to Britain in 1938. She studied fine art at St Martin's School of Art, and jewellery and enamels at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London. On leaving in 1956, she took the then highly unusual decision to work as an independent designer and maker. In 1962 she established a pioneering course in experimental jewellery at Hornsey School of Art. Many of the next generation of British artist-jewellers were taught there. Flöckinger was the first contemporary jeweller to have her own exhibition at the V&A, in 1971. In this ring, the flat polished surfaces of Gerda Flöckinger’s early work have made way for encrusted, organic textures. These have come to typify her work. At this date, large, unusual stones - cameos, soft-coloured cabochons, veined turquoises and irregular pearls - were incorporated to give glowing pools of colour amidst the swirling metal. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.117-1971 |
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| Record created | November 2, 2005 |
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