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Beaker

1975 (made)
Artist/Maker
Elizabeth Clay (designer and maker)
Place of origin
Sheffield (assayed)

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

Categories
Containers
Drinking
Metalwork
Object type
Beaker
Materials and techniques
Silver gilt interior, spun, embossed
Silver
Gold
Spinning
Hammering
Embossing
Gilding
Brief description
Beaker, Britannia silver, no marks, Sheffield hallmarks for 1975, mark of Elizabeth Clay, designed and made by Elizabeth Clay
Physical description
Beaker, Britannia silver, the interior gilt, circular base with straight sides, curving slightly outward at the rim. One side of the beaker bears a similar curvilinear design to the one on the decanter (M.252-1977).
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 7.2cm
  • Height: 11.0cm
Style
Modernist
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
Under rim: maker EHC for Elizabeth Clay,Sheffield hallmarks, rose, britannia, date letter B (1975)
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 RCA 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.252-1977 (Set)
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.252A-1977

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Record createdMarch 3, 2004
Record URL
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