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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Jewellery, Rooms 91, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

Necklace

ca. 1922 (made)
Artist/Maker
Ramsay, Frances (maker)
Ramsay, Francis (designer)
Place of origin
Chipping Campden (made)

This necklace was designed and made by Frances Ramsay in Chipping Campden, an area with links to the Arts and Crafts Movement since C.R. Ashbee moved there in 1902. It was owned by Arthur and Georgie Gaskin, a successful husband and wife team of Arts and Crafts jewellers based in Birmingham. The Gaskins were known for their delicate, hand-made silver jewellery in the form of flowers and leaves sprinkled with gemstones. The design of this necklace shares some of these characteristics. It was exhibited at the Royal Academy's Decorative Arts Exhibition in 1923.


Object details

Categories
Jewellery
Accessories
Metalwork
Object type
Necklace
Materials and techniques
Silver wire, gold, opals, glass
Silver
Gold
Opal
Glass
Brief description
Necklace, silver wire openwork with gold details, set with opals and glass, made by Frances Ramsay, Chipping Campden, about 1923
Physical description
Necklace, Silver wire openwork with gold details, set with opals and glass.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21cm
  • Width: 13cm
  • Depth: 0.7cm
Style
Arts and Crafts
Object history
Made by Frances Ramsey in Chipping Campden and purchased by the V&A directly from her in 1923.
Summary
This necklace was designed and made by Frances Ramsay in Chipping Campden, an area with links to the Arts and Crafts Movement since C.R. Ashbee moved there in 1902. It was owned by Arthur and Georgie Gaskin, a successful husband and wife team of Arts and Crafts jewellers based in Birmingham. The Gaskins were known for their delicate, hand-made silver jewellery in the form of flowers and leaves sprinkled with gemstones. The design of this necklace shares some of these characteristics. It was exhibited at the Royal Academy's Decorative Arts Exhibition in 1923.
Bibliographic references
  • The Earthly Paradise: F. Cayley Robinson, F.L. Griggs and the painter- craftsmen of the Birmingham Group, with an introduction by Charlotte Gere. Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Fine Art Society, London, 30 June – 31 July, 1969 (London: Fine Art Society, 1969)
  • Arthur & Georgie Gaskin. Catalogue of the exhibition at Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery, 11 February - 21 March, 1982 and Fine Arts Society, London, 29 March - 30 April, 1982. Birmingham: City Museum and Art Gallery, 1982. ISBN 0709301049
  • Gere, Charlotte. Victorian Jewellery Design. London: Kimber, 1972.
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
CIRC.355-1923

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Record createdApril 7, 2005
Record URL
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