Salt Cellar and Liner
1901-1902 (designed and made)
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| Place of origin |
Charles Robert Ashbee established the Guild of Handicraft in 1888. Influenced by Ruskin and Morris, he intended the Guild to be a co-operative venture which would encourage the full creative potential of the craftsman. At the turn of the century, the Guild was at the height of its success and had evolved a distinctive and mature style. Softly planished surfaces decorated with chasing and embossing were characteristic of Ashbee's designs and had a significant effect on contemporary silver in Europe and America as well as Britain. Financially however, the Guild was less successful and in 1908, Ashbee was forced to wind up its affairs.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, embossed, chasedand pierced. |
| Brief description | Salt cellar with a glass liner, London hallmarks for 1901-02, mark of the Guild of Handicraft Ltd., designed by C.R. Ashbee. |
| Physical description | Salt cellar with a glass liner, (one of a set of four), three sided, open, embossed and chased and set with three chrysoprases. |
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| Production type | small batch |
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| Credit line | Gift of Her Grace, the Duchess of Leeds |
| Object history | Gift of Her Grace, the Duchess of Leeds |
| Summary | Charles Robert Ashbee established the Guild of Handicraft in 1888. Influenced by Ruskin and Morris, he intended the Guild to be a co-operative venture which would encourage the full creative potential of the craftsman. At the turn of the century, the Guild was at the height of its success and had evolved a distinctive and mature style. Softly planished surfaces decorated with chasing and embossing were characteristic of Ashbee's designs and had a significant effect on contemporary silver in Europe and America as well as Britain. Financially however, the Guild was less successful and in 1908, Ashbee was forced to wind up its affairs. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.356:1-1959 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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