Tiara
ca. 1908 (made)
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Henry Wilson's jewellery is distinctive for its rich colour combinations worked in stones and enamel, and its sculptural qualities. Trained originally as an architect, Wilson became interested in metals in the early 1890s, going on to teach at the Royal College of Art, and publishing a practical manual 'Silverwork and Jewellery' in 1903. Very few tiaras were made by Arts and Crafts jewellers, perhaps because of their essentially formal nature, but Wilson is known to have designed several in the early 20th Century.
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| Materials and techniques | Cylinders of rock crystal and chrysoprase, set in gold, with patinated, oxidised silver and enamel |
| Brief description | Winged tiara of enamel, rock crystal & chrysoprase set in gold, with figure of Cupid in patinated silver, designed by Henry Wilson and probably made in his Kent workshop, about 1908 |
| Physical description | Winged tiara surmounted by a central patinated silver figure of Cupid in a shell; rock crystal, chrysoprase, patinated silver, gold and enamel. |
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| Credit line | Given by the British Institute of Industrial Arts |
| Object history | Designed by Henry Wilson and probably made in his Kent workshop. |
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| Summary | Henry Wilson's jewellery is distinctive for its rich colour combinations worked in stones and enamel, and its sculptural qualities. Trained originally as an architect, Wilson became interested in metals in the early 1890s, going on to teach at the Royal College of Art, and publishing a practical manual 'Silverwork and Jewellery' in 1903. Very few tiaras were made by Arts and Crafts jewellers, perhaps because of their essentially formal nature, but Wilson is known to have designed several in the early 20th Century. |
| Associated object | E.669:439-1955 (Design) |
| Bibliographic reference | Joyas de Artista. Del Modernismo a la Vanguardia. Barcelona: Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. pp. 82-83, no. 44. ISBN 9788480432252 |
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| Accession number | CIRC.362-1958 |
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| Record created | January 9, 2003 |
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