Ring
1995-1996 (made)
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This piece is part of the Royal College of Art Visiting Artists Collection. Every year from 1987 to 2006, while David Watkins was Professor of Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Metalwork and Jewellery at the RCA, he invited four jewellers and silversmiths from outside Britain to give a week-long masterclass. The artists brought diverse skills, aesthetics and approaches. The first call on their time was to interact closely with the students. In addition, although concentrating on their teaching and working in an unfamiliar studio, each artist generously made an object for the RCA's collection. The Royal College of Art Visiting Artists Collection, now transferred to the V&A, is a major document of international contemporary jewellery, a tribute both to the artists and to the vibrancy of the RCA as a teaching institution.
Jacomijn van der Donk (born 1963) studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. Ralph Turner has written that 'Exploring the tactile sensation of jewelry, her work has to be worn to bring the finely made 'chain' structures alive.'
Jacomijn van der Donk (born 1963) studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. Ralph Turner has written that 'Exploring the tactile sensation of jewelry, her work has to be worn to bring the finely made 'chain' structures alive.'
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver wire, moonstone beads and pure gold |
| Brief description | Ring of silver wire with moonstone beads and a gold pendant. Designed and made by Jacomijn van der Donk (Netherlands) as part of a masterclass at the Royal College of Arts, London, 1995-6. |
| Physical description | Flexible hoop made of linked silver chains from which dangle a multitude of moonstone beads, attached by twisted silver wire. At the centre of the hoop, a small irregular drop of pure gold. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Unmarked) |
| Credit line | Royal College of Art Visiting Artists Collection |
| Object history | Made as part of a masterclass at the Royal College of Art, London. |
| Summary | This piece is part of the Royal College of Art Visiting Artists Collection. Every year from 1987 to 2006, while David Watkins was Professor of Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Metalwork and Jewellery at the RCA, he invited four jewellers and silversmiths from outside Britain to give a week-long masterclass. The artists brought diverse skills, aesthetics and approaches. The first call on their time was to interact closely with the students. In addition, although concentrating on their teaching and working in an unfamiliar studio, each artist generously made an object for the RCA's collection. The Royal College of Art Visiting Artists Collection, now transferred to the V&A, is a major document of international contemporary jewellery, a tribute both to the artists and to the vibrancy of the RCA as a teaching institution. Jacomijn van der Donk (born 1963) studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. Ralph Turner has written that 'Exploring the tactile sensation of jewelry, her work has to be worn to bring the finely made 'chain' structures alive.' |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.49-2007 |
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| Record created | April 9, 2008 |
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