International studio (26.1905)

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and capable workmanship. There is, however, an
increasing number of earnest workers who are
steadiiy coming to the front, both as workmen
and designers; new names appear from time to


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time. Among them is that of Mr. F. J. Partridge,
of Barnstaple.
A comparison of his work with that of others in
the same craft reveals that here is one whose work-
manship is already equal to the best workers in
modern jewellery, and who bids fair to become one
of the most able craftsmen of our time; this a
careful examination and handling of his jewellery
will testify. It is by no means unusual for him to


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throw on one side weeks of work, so strong has
become his desire to reach perfection of crafts-
manship. _
A sense of form guards Mr. Partridge against a
too extreme treatment, and it is interesting to notice
that, however naturalistic he elects to be in detail,
there are always certain definite lines in the object
which give a form and unity seldom found in the
work of other jewellers who adopt the naturalistic
treatment. With this love of nature is allied a
tendency to launch out into new fields—a search-

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