Mug
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 |
| Brief description | Silver, no marks, Birmingham, 1895, designed and made by Arthur Dixon. |
| Physical description | Mug, silver, circular base with a plain flange, rising and spreading to a plain rim, plain mouldings towards the base and rim. |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | unmarked |
| Credit line | Given by G. H. S. Dixon |
| Object history | Acquisition RF: 52 / 2521 Gift - G.H.S.Dixon Esq. Castle End, Deddington, Oxon. Designed and made by Arthur Stansfield Dixon (1856-1929) as one of a set for his children (see also Circ 197 & 199-1953) |
| Subject depicted | |
| 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.198-1953 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2004 |
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