Button Hook
1904-1905 (made)
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Cymric was the name given to a range of original silver and jewellery that A. L. Liberty sponsored in 1898, and which was first exhibited at his shop in the spring of the following year. Although the mark registered at the Goldsmiths’ Company was entered in his name, the majority of the silver and jewellery was made by W. H. Haseler of Birmingham, who became a joint partner in the project, after designs supplied by Oliver Baker and the Silver Studio. Archibald Knox, a Manxman who had worked for Christopher Dresser, was one of the most gifted designers employed by the Silver Studio; he supplied the majority of Liberty metalwork designs between 1899 and 1912.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver and set with turquoise and polished steel |
| Brief description | Silver set with turquoises, polished steel, Birmingham hallmarks for 1904-5, mark of Liberty and Co. Ltd. |
| Physical description | Button hook, silver and polished steel, set with turquioses, part of a dressing table set. The silver handle in the shape of a truncated elipse is mounted with a turquoise on either side and stamped with a knot design in strapwork. The tapering arm of the hook is in polished steel. |
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| Credit line | Formerly belonging to Nellie Grandy (1874-1948). Given in memory of Francis Grandy (né Zeppenfeld), manager of Liberty's Jewellery and Silver Department, 1888-1932. |
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| Summary | Cymric was the name given to a range of original silver and jewellery that A. L. Liberty sponsored in 1898, and which was first exhibited at his shop in the spring of the following year. Although the mark registered at the Goldsmiths’ Company was entered in his name, the majority of the silver and jewellery was made by W. H. Haseler of Birmingham, who became a joint partner in the project, after designs supplied by Oliver Baker and the Silver Studio. Archibald Knox, a Manxman who had worked for Christopher Dresser, was one of the most gifted designers employed by the Silver Studio; he supplied the majority of Liberty metalwork designs between 1899 and 1912. |
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| Accession number | M.316-1977 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2004 |
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