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On display at V&A South Kensington
Silver, Room 67, The Whiteley Galleries

Button Hook

1904-1905 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cymric was the name given to a range of original silver and jewellery that A. L. Liberty sponsored in 1898, and which was first exhibited at his shop in the spring of the following year. Although the mark registered at the Goldsmiths’ Company was entered in his name, the majority of the silver and jewellery was made by W. H. Haseler of Birmingham, who became a joint partner in the project, after designs supplied by Oliver Baker and the Silver Studio. Archibald Knox, a Manxman who had worked for Christopher Dresser, was one of the most gifted designers employed by the Silver Studio; he supplied the majority of Liberty metalwork designs between 1899 and 1912.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silver and set with turquoise and polished steel
Brief description
Silver set with turquoises, polished steel, Birmingham hallmarks for 1904-5, mark of Liberty and Co. Ltd.
Physical description
Button hook, silver and polished steel, set with turquioses, part of a dressing table set. The silver handle in the shape of a truncated elipse is mounted with a turquoise on either side and stamped with a knot design in strapwork. The tapering arm of the hook is in polished steel.
Dimensions
  • Length: 21.2cm
  • Width: 2.0cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • Birmingham hallmarks for 1904-5
  • Mark of Liberty & Co. Ltd.
  • CYMRIC
  • STEEL (Stamped on the hook.)
Credit line
Formerly belonging to Nellie Grandy (1874-1948). Given in memory of Francis Grandy (né Zeppenfeld), manager of Liberty's Jewellery and Silver Department, 1888-1932.
Subject depicted
Summary
Cymric was the name given to a range of original silver and jewellery that A. L. Liberty sponsored in 1898, and which was first exhibited at his shop in the spring of the following year. Although the mark registered at the Goldsmiths’ Company was entered in his name, the majority of the silver and jewellery was made by W. H. Haseler of Birmingham, who became a joint partner in the project, after designs supplied by Oliver Baker and the Silver Studio. Archibald Knox, a Manxman who had worked for Christopher Dresser, was one of the most gifted designers employed by the Silver Studio; he supplied the majority of Liberty metalwork designs between 1899 and 1912.
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
M.316-1977

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Record createdMarch 3, 2004
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