Decanter
1975 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Elizabeth Clay was born in Mansfield, Nottinghampshire. She studied silversmithing at Sheffield Polytechnic, 1970-73 and at Newcastle University, 1973-74. She graduated from the Royal College of Art in 1976.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Britannia silver, gilt interior, raised and embossed |
| Brief description | Decanter, Britannia silver, parcel-gilt, Sheffield hallmarks for 1975, mark of Elizabeth Clay |
| Physical description | Decanter, Britannia standard silver, the interior gilt, gourd shaped body rising into a trunk shaped neck. The neck and body are embossed with a curvilinear design down one side, the rest is plain. |
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| Style | |
| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | Base: maker EHC for Elizabeth Clay, britannia, date letter B (1975), rose |
| Credit line | Alistair McAlpine Gift, through the Associates of the V&A |
| Object history | Acquisition RF: 76 / 2336 Gift - Alistair McAlpine Through Associates of the V&A. Purchased by McAlpine at the Royal College of Art degree show, 1976 Elizabeth Clay: B. Mansfield, Notts. Sheffield Poly. 1970-3. Newcastle University 1973-4. Dip AD in Silversmithing 1973. |
| Summary | Elizabeth Clay was born in Mansfield, Nottinghampshire. She studied silversmithing at Sheffield Polytechnic, 1970-73 and at Newcastle University, 1973-74. She graduated from the Royal College of Art in 1976. |
| Associated object | M.252A-1977 (Set) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.252-1977 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2004 |
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