Beaker
1895 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Arthur Dixon (1856-1929) trained as an architect and was a friend of William Morris. He founded the Birmingham Guild of Handicraft, which started as a series of evening classes. When Dixon became Managing Director, Claude Napier Clavering took over much of the silver design. Dixon remained primarily responsible for the design of base metals, which formed the largest part of the Guild's output. The Birmingham Guild was always more commercially aware than Charles Robert Ashbee with his Guild of Handicraft. It expanded significantly in 1910, when it absorbed the firm of Gittins, Craftsmen Ltd.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver, repoussé and chased |
| Brief description | Silver, no marks, Birmingham, 1895, designed and made by Arthur Stansfield Dixon. |
| Physical description | Silver, hand raised and decorated with two bands of repoussé, chased floral and formal ornament. The top band is interrupted by a monogram. |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | No marks |
| Credit line | Given by G. H. S. Dixon |
| Object history | Designed and made by Arthur Stasfield Dixon (1856-1929) as one of a set of three mugs for his children, 1895. |
| Summary | Arthur Dixon (1856-1929) trained as an architect and was a friend of William Morris. He founded the Birmingham Guild of Handicraft, which started as a series of evening classes. When Dixon became Managing Director, Claude Napier Clavering took over much of the silver design. Dixon remained primarily responsible for the design of base metals, which formed the largest part of the Guild's output. The Birmingham Guild was always more commercially aware than Charles Robert Ashbee with his Guild of Handicraft. It expanded significantly in 1910, when it absorbed the firm of Gittins, Craftsmen Ltd. |
| Associated objects | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.199-1953 |
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| Record created | December 24, 2008 |
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