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Candelabra

Candelabra

  • Place of origin:

    Chipping Campden, England (made)
    London, England (hallmarked)

  • Date:

    1980 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Welch, Robert (RDI), born 1929 - died 2000 (maker)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Silver

  • Museum number:

    M.61-1980

  • Gallery location:

    Silver, room 68, case 5, shelf 2

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When he was Director of the V&A, Sir Roy Strong commissioned this candlestick for the Museum's permanent collections. It is one of a pair.

Robert Welch trained at the Birmingham School of Art under Ralph Baxandale and Cyril Shiner. From 1952 to 1955 he attended the Royal College of Art in London. He was then appointed design consultant to J. J. Wiggin of Walsall. The firm were pioneers in the production of stainless steel tableware in Great Britain. Welch's designs for Wiggin's, under the Old Hall label, won three Design Centre Awards for the company. Throughout his career, he has continued to practise as a highly successful silversmith and has undertaken several important commissions for Goldsmiths' Hall. He also has flourishing industrial design consultancies.

Place of Origin

Chipping Campden, England (made)
London, England (hallmarked)

Date

1980 (made)

Artist/maker

Welch, Robert (RDI), born 1929 - died 2000 (maker)

Materials and Techniques

Silver

Marks and inscriptions

Hallmarks for London, 1980, sponsor's mark of Robert Welch. The base is inscribed: TENEBRAS FUGO: OCCULUS LAETOR: NOCTEM CORONANS; RS ME FIERI FECIT: V&A 1980 I put darkness to flight, rejoice the eyes, crowning the night. R(oy) S(trong) had me made: V&A 1980

Dimensions

Height: 38 cm, Length: 31.5 cm

Object history note

One of a pair of candlesticks commissioned by the Director, Sir Roy Strong, for the Museum's permanent collections. Robert Welch trained at the Birmingham School of Art under Ralph Baxandale and Cyril Shiner. From 1952-55 he attended the Royal College of Art, after which he was appointed as design consultant to J. J. Wiggin of Walsall, who were the pioneers in the production of stainless steel tableware in Britain. His designs for Wiggins, under the Old Hall label, won the company three Design Centre Awards. Throughout his career, apart from his flourishing industrial design consultancies, he has continued to practise as a highly successful silversmith, undertaking several important commissions for Goldsmiths' Hall.

Descriptive line

Silver, London hallmarks for 1980, mark of Robert Welch

Categories

Metalwork; Lighting

Collection code

MET

Qr_O94655
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