Butter Dish
1900-1901 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Charles Robert Ashbee established the Guild of Handicraft in 1888. He intended it to be a cooperative venture that would encourage the craft worker's full creative potential. John Ruskin and William Morris influenced him in this. About 1900 the Guild was at the height of its success. It had evolved a distinctive and mature style. Ashbee's designs were characterised by softly planished surfaces decorated with chasing and embossing. They had a significant effect on silver of the time in continental Europe and America, as well as in Great Britain. Financially, however, the Guild was less successful. In 1908 Ashbee was forced to wind up its affairs.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver, set with a sem-precious stone. |
| Brief description | Silver, set with a semi-precious stone, London hallmarks for 1900-01, mark of C.R. Ashbee. |
| Physical description | Silver, with handle of silver wire and a flat piece of silver set with a stone. The original green glass liner for the bowl is missing. |
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| Credit line | Duchess of Leeds Gift |
| Object history | Duchess of Leeds Gift The original green glass liner for the bowl is missing. |
| Summary | Charles Robert Ashbee established the Guild of Handicraft in 1888. He intended it to be a cooperative venture that would encourage the craft worker's full creative potential. John Ruskin and William Morris influenced him in this. About 1900 the Guild was at the height of its success. It had evolved a distinctive and mature style. Ashbee's designs were characterised by softly planished surfaces decorated with chasing and embossing. They had a significant effect on silver of the time in continental Europe and America, as well as in Great Britain. Financially, however, the Guild was less successful. In 1908 Ashbee was forced to wind up its affairs. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.351-1959 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2004 |
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