Kite
Bowl
1984 (made)
1984 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This commission evolved from an initiative by Diary Crest Industrial Milk Products Division as part of their promotional activities in 1983. This took the form of a calendar illustrating twelve works of art by graduate students of the Royal College of Art. Rod Kelly was one of the students whose work was selected. In 1983, the public relations company, Butler, Dennis, Garland and Partners Ltd. working on behalf of Diary Crest were asked to approach art galleries and museums with a view to donating the works of art illustrated in the calendar. The bowl by Rod Kelly was eventually given to the National Museums of Scotland. This Kite bowl was subsequently commissioned by Diary Crest for presentation to the Victoria and Albert Museum. The formal presentation was made at the Hyatt Cadogan Hotel, Cadogan Place Knightsbridge on March 1st, 1984.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Kite (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Silver, parcel-gilt, raised and chased |
| Brief description | Silver, 24 carat gold, London hallmarks for 1984, mark of Rod Kelly. |
| Physical description | The deep bowl is raised from a single sheet of silver. On either side of the rim are two diamond shaped pieces of silver, angled along the centre and with elongated tips suggesting stylised kites. The bowl is chased with swirling, free hand loops across the body indicating kite strings. In the base of the bowl are chased, concentric semi-circles suggesting clouds and a raised, domed prunt, gilded, chased and textured with free hand striations imitating a bird's eye view of ploughed fields. |
| Dimensions |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Credit line | Given by Diary Crest Industrial Milk Products |
| Object history | This commission evolved from an initiative by Diary Crest Industrial Milk Products Division as part of their promotional activities in 1983. This took the form of a calendar illustrating twelve works of art by graduate students of the Royal College of Art. Rod Kelly was one of the students whose work was selected. In 1983, the public relations company, Butler, Dennis, Garland and Partners Ltd. working on behalf of Diary Crest were asked to approach art galleries and museums with a view to donating the works of art illustrated in the calendar. The bowl by Rod Kelly was eventually given to the National Museums of Scotland. This Kite bowl was subsequently commissioned by Diary Crest for presentation to the Victoria and Albert Museum. The formal presentation was made at the Hyatt Cadogan Hotel, Cadogan Place Knightsbridge on March 1st, 1984. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This commission evolved from an initiative by Diary Crest Industrial Milk Products Division as part of their promotional activities in 1983. This took the form of a calendar illustrating twelve works of art by graduate students of the Royal College of Art. Rod Kelly was one of the students whose work was selected. In 1983, the public relations company, Butler, Dennis, Garland and Partners Ltd. working on behalf of Diary Crest were asked to approach art galleries and museums with a view to donating the works of art illustrated in the calendar. The bowl by Rod Kelly was eventually given to the National Museums of Scotland. This Kite bowl was subsequently commissioned by Diary Crest for presentation to the Victoria and Albert Museum. The formal presentation was made at the Hyatt Cadogan Hotel, Cadogan Place Knightsbridge on March 1st, 1984. |
| Bibliographic reference | Turner, Eric An Introduction to English Silver from 1660, London, HMSO, 1985. p.46 ill. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.74-1984 |
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| Record created | February 10, 2009 |
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