Pendant
1900 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Nelson Dawson learned enamelling from the distinguished teacher and enameller Alexander Fisher. He passed on this knowledge to his wife Edith, who was a skilled watercolourist. She went on to do most of the enamelling in their joint work. They showed their first jewellery in 1899. It was set with the subtle botanical studies that were to become so typical of their work. The flowers on this pendant are tradescantia.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Enamel plaque in gold and silver-gilt surround, with pendant amethysts and an opal |
| Brief description | Enamelled pendant in gold and silver-gilt surround with pendant amethysts and an opal, designed and made by Nelson and Edith Dawson, London, 1900 |
| Physical description | Enamel plaque with a floral motif in a surround of gold with three pendants. Gold and silver-gilt, set with an enamel plaque of a cluster of tradescantia and drops of opal and amethyst. The central pendant is an irregularly shaped opal, on each side are two faceted amethysts. The chain is of gold. Dated 1900. The enamel, probably by Edith Dawson, signed with the initial D enclosed by a leaf. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Rhoda Bickerdike and Miss Mary Dawson |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Nelson Dawson learned enamelling from the distinguished teacher and enameller Alexander Fisher. He passed on this knowledge to his wife Edith, who was a skilled watercolourist. She went on to do most of the enamelling in their joint work. They showed their first jewellery in 1899. It was set with the subtle botanical studies that were to become so typical of their work. The flowers on this pendant are tradescantia. |
| Bibliographic reference | Joyasde del Modernismo Artista a la Vanguardia. Barcelona: Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. p. 91, no. 49. ISBN 9788480432252 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.263-1955 |
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| Record created | March 12, 2003 |
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