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Knife Rest

ca.1903 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The designs for the Tudric range, as with the Cymric range of silver and jewellery, were supplied by the Silver Studio which had offices in Brook Green, Hammersmith. Attributing individual designs to particular designers has been hampered by Liberty's policy of keeping their identity anonymous. Nonetheless, subsequent research over the years has identified the principal contributors. From the Silver Studio they included Rex Silver, the studio head after 1896, his brother Harry Silver, Harry Napper, John Illingworth Kay and most prominently of all, Archibald Knox (1864-1933), a gifted designer from the Isle of Man who started working for the Studio in 1898.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pewter, cast
Brief description
Knife rest (one of a pair), pewter, Birmingham, made by W.H. Haseler for Liberty & Co., ca.1903
Physical description
Knife rest, (one of a pair), cast in openwork pewter slightly curved across the top and stands on triple "buttress" supports, curved at the outer edges.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3cm
  • Length: 8.3cm
Style
Credit line
Given by Nancy Winter in memory of her father, Frances Grandy manager of Liberty's Jewellery and Silver Department, 1888-1932.
Object history
Given by Mrs Nancy Winter and her brother in memory of their father, Mr Francis Grandy, manager of Liberty's Jewellery and Silver Department, 1888-1932.
Summary
The designs for the Tudric range, as with the Cymric range of silver and jewellery, were supplied by the Silver Studio which had offices in Brook Green, Hammersmith. Attributing individual designs to particular designers has been hampered by Liberty's policy of keeping their identity anonymous. Nonetheless, subsequent research over the years has identified the principal contributors. From the Silver Studio they included Rex Silver, the studio head after 1896, his brother Harry Silver, Harry Napper, John Illingworth Kay and most prominently of all, Archibald Knox (1864-1933), a gifted designer from the Isle of Man who started working for the Studio in 1898.
Associated object
M.319-1977 (Pair)
Collection
Accession number
M.319A-1977

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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