Campden
Coffee Set
ca.1957 (made)
ca.1957 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Robert Welch trained in drawing, painting and silversmithing at Malvern School of Art and then at Birmingham College of Art. He began his studies at the Royal College of Art in 1952 and enrolled in the silversmithing school under Robert Goodden.
His interest in stainless steel began with a visit to Scandinavia as a student and was followed by a period of work at the firm of J&J Wiggin in Bloxwich. He created a range of influential designs for mass produced domestic items but also one-off commissions of handmade silver.
His interest in stainless steel began with a visit to Scandinavia as a student and was followed by a period of work at the firm of J&J Wiggin in Bloxwich. He created a range of influential designs for mass produced domestic items but also one-off commissions of handmade silver.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Title | Campden (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Stainless steel and teak |
| Brief description | Stainless steel, teak details, Bloxwich, ca.1957, made by J.J. Wiggin Ltd., designed by Robert Welch RDI |
| Physical description | Coffee set consisting of three vessels, the coffee pot and hot milk jug identical, the bodies a flared truncated cone of stainless steel on a flat base, the handles, a teak rod attached to the side, the lids an inverted cone of stainless steel with teak knops. The sugar bowl, a flared cone. |
| Credit line | Gift of the manufacturer |
| Summary | Robert Welch trained in drawing, painting and silversmithing at Malvern School of Art and then at Birmingham College of Art. He began his studies at the Royal College of Art in 1952 and enrolled in the silversmithing school under Robert Goodden. His interest in stainless steel began with a visit to Scandinavia as a student and was followed by a period of work at the firm of J&J Wiggin in Bloxwich. He created a range of influential designs for mass produced domestic items but also one-off commissions of handmade silver. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.343-1959 |
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| Record created | June 1, 2009 |
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