Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Silver, Room 67, The Whiteley Galleries

Cup and Cover

1903-1904 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Nelson Dawson was a silversmith, painter and metalworker who was at the heart of the English Arts and Crafts movement. After spending some time in an architects office, he studied painting at the South Kensington Schools (1885-7) and took up metalwork in 1891, studying under Alexander Fisher, the pre-eminent enameller of his day.


Object details

Category
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Lid
Materials and techniques
Silver decorated with enamel, mounted with a semi-precious stone
Brief description
Cup and cover, silver and enamel, London hallmarks for 1903-4, mark of Nelson Dawson
Physical description
Silver decorated with enamel illustrating nasturtiums and a stone set finial
Dimensions
  • Lid diameter: 14cm
  • Height: 23.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Rim of cup: maker ND for Nelson Dawson, sterling, leopard, date letter h (1903-4) inside lid: maker, date letter, leopard
  • The cover represents nasturtuims
  • The cover of the cup bears the signature of Nelson Dawson
Object history
Nelson Dawson was a silversmith, painter and metalworker who was at the heart of the English Arts and Crafts movement. After spending some time in an architects office, he studied painting at the South Kensington Schools (1885-7) and took up metalwork in 1891, studying under Alexander Fisher, the pre-eminent enameller of his day.
Subject depicted
Summary
Nelson Dawson was a silversmith, painter and metalworker who was at the heart of the English Arts and Crafts movement. After spending some time in an architects office, he studied painting at the South Kensington Schools (1885-7) and took up metalwork in 1891, studying under Alexander Fisher, the pre-eminent enameller of his day.
Collection
Accession number
M.30&A-1968

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Record createdMarch 3, 2004
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