Flower Vase
2011 (designed and made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The winner of the Young Designer Silversmith Award in 2011 was Shaun Grace. This annual competition, organised by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, began in 1994. It is open to any student under 30 in the United Kingdom on an undergraduate or postgraduate degree course or equivalent. The winner makes a commission for a museum collection in a leading workshop. The award is part of the Company's objective to promote excellence of design combined with dexterity of craftsmanship.
The design brief for 2011 was for two vases that would interact with each other and display a particular species of flower. Shaun Grace is a recent graduate of the University of the Creative Arts in Rochester, Kent. He made the vases under the expert eye of Steven Ottewill and his team in his workshop in Ashford, Kent.
The design brief for 2011 was for two vases that would interact with each other and display a particular species of flower. Shaun Grace is a recent graduate of the University of the Creative Arts in Rochester, Kent. He made the vases under the expert eye of Steven Ottewill and his team in his workshop in Ashford, Kent.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
|
| Materials and techniques | Silver, cut, soldered and polished |
| Brief description | Silver flower vase, made by Shaun Grace, Hallmarks for London, 2011. |
| Physical description | One of a pair of flower vases, fabricated from sheet silver, the side walls, L shaped, the base plate, top plates and front wall curved. The top lid, an oblong sheet of silver and with a locating flange beneath, removable, to allow water to be added to the vessel. Two pairs of circular collars penetrate the top and the base to accommodate two single flower stems. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Marks and inscriptions |
|
| Gallery label |
|
| Credit line | Gift of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths |
| Summary | The winner of the Young Designer Silversmith Award in 2011 was Shaun Grace. This annual competition, organised by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, began in 1994. It is open to any student under 30 in the United Kingdom on an undergraduate or postgraduate degree course or equivalent. The winner makes a commission for a museum collection in a leading workshop. The award is part of the Company's objective to promote excellence of design combined with dexterity of craftsmanship. The design brief for 2011 was for two vases that would interact with each other and display a particular species of flower. Shaun Grace is a recent graduate of the University of the Creative Arts in Rochester, Kent. He made the vases under the expert eye of Steven Ottewill and his team in his workshop in Ashford, Kent. |
| Associated object | M.228:1-2011 (Pair) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.227-2011 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | October 28, 2011 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest
