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Drawing

1905 (made)
Artist/Maker
Guild of Handicraft Ltd (made)
Charles Robert Ashbee (artist)
Place of origin
Gloucestershire (made)

Designs, 2 on one sheet, in pencil and water-colour on grey-green paper.

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Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Pencil, water-colour, grey-green paper
Water-Colour
Pencil
Drawing
Brief description
Designs by Charles Robert Ashbee, F.R.I.B.A. (1863-1942), for a gold necklace set with pearls, with a pendant in the form of a peacock, and for matching earrings. Produced by the Guild of Handicraft Ltd., Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire.
Physical description
Designs, 2 on one sheet, in pencil and water-colour on grey-green paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.1cm
  • Width: 28cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968 London: HMSO, 1969.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'C R. Ashebee May 1905.' (Signed and dated in ink)
  • '2758 C 163.' (Numbered)
Gallery label
Charles Robert Ashbee (1863-1942)
Design for jewellery
British, 1905
Pencil, pen and ink, watercolour
and chinese white

This necklace, its peacock pendant and
matching earrings were designed to be
executed by the Guild of Handicraft. This
cooperative group of craftsmen had been
founded in 1888 by Ashbee in London but
moved to the Cotswolds in 1901. The
peacock was a favourite motif in Ashbee's
jewellery, which was widely imitated.

E.125-1968
Given by George H. Hart FRSA
Credit line
Given by Mr. George H. Hart, F.R.S.A.
Subjects depicted
Jewellery
Pearls
Necklace
Earrings
Gold
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968 London: HMSO, 1969.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.125-1968

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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