Bowl
1975 (designed and made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Born in 1950, Michael Lloyd studied at Birmingham and the Royal Colleges of Art.Since the late 1980s he has lived and worked in South West Scotland. Michael describes himself as a compulsive maker. Certainly his beautiful, chased silver and gold vessels illustrate a profound understanding of both material and techniques. Inspired by the natural world, his work becomes, in his own words ‘an act of homage both to our landscape and to our increasingly fragile sense of creativity.’ His commissions include work for York Minster and Lichfield Cathedral.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver, parcel-gilt, raised, embossed and chased. |
| Brief description | Bowl, silver, Birmingham hallmarks for 1975, mark of Michael Lloyd |
| Physical description | Hemispherical bowl, silver, with plain, flattened base, the body has a hammer beaten finish and slightly polished rippled rim. The outside of the bowl is embossed and chased with a tree motif bearing gilt fruit and the inscription "All Good Gifts Around Us" following the curve of one of the branches. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Credit line | Alistair McAlpine Gift, through the Associates of the V&A |
| Object history | Given through The Associates of the V&A (purchased by Alistair McAlpine at the Royal College of Art Degree SHow, 1976). |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Born in 1950, Michael Lloyd studied at Birmingham and the Royal Colleges of Art.Since the late 1980s he has lived and worked in South West Scotland. Michael describes himself as a compulsive maker. Certainly his beautiful, chased silver and gold vessels illustrate a profound understanding of both material and techniques. Inspired by the natural world, his work becomes, in his own words ‘an act of homage both to our landscape and to our increasingly fragile sense of creativity.’ His commissions include work for York Minster and Lichfield Cathedral. |
| Bibliographic reference | John Goldblatt, "A Certain Respect", in Crafts, March/April, 1977, pp.27, 29. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.247-1977 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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