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Whitley, William Thomas: The Arts and Crafts Society's exhibition at the Grosvenor Gallery, [2]
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The Arts and Crafts Society's Exhibition
level used by the King in laying the foundation
stone of the National Library of Wales, and lent
for exhibition by his Majesty. The trowel is of
silver, with a handle of ivory and silver set with
gems and the handle of the wooden mallet is
similar in design and material. Trowels and
mallets do not afford much scope for originality,
but the level gave Mr. Spencer an opportunity for
departing from conventional forms. Mr. Spencer’s
level has a base of dark, rich-coloured wood, and
the enamelled weight suspended by a golden
chain hangs in the centre of a little edifice of ivory
pillars. It is most attractive in appearance and
its workmanship creditable to the craftsmen, F.
Jobe and W. Glennie, by whom it was produced.
A scent bottle of greenish glass, mounted in silver,
gold and gems ; a coffee set in copper and silver;
and a fine silver bowl made
The exhibition of pottery, arranged principally
in cases in the corridor, was encouraging in the
appreciation it showed for simple form and
harmonious colour, and the absence of the ill-
chosen and ugly ornamentation that disfigured
much of the ware of the Victorian period. In the
corridor cases were numerous vases and bowls of
real beauty, many of which were not too costly to
be beyond the reach of the buyer whose purse is
only moderately well filled. Of much interest were
the bowls and dishes and mugs painted by Mr.
Alfred H. Powell and Mrs. Powell, of Stroud,
Gloucestershire, and executed and exhibited by
Messrs. J. Wedgwood and Sons. Among the
illustrations accompanying this article will be seen a
group of these pieces ; characteristically English in
their quaint decoration, they have a delightfully old-
for a swimming trophy, were
among the other interesting
examples of work on a small
scale shown by Mr. Spencer.
His contributions also in-
cluded a pair of fire dogs in
wrought iron that occupied
a fitting place in the exhi-
bition on the hearth of Mr.
Jack’s majestic chimney-
piece for Dunsany Castle ;
a sconce of forged steel,
and an ingeniously devised
coal scuttle of brass made to
lift in and out of a steel cage.
Mr Walter Stoye’s octa-
gonal teapot with an ivory
handle was the finest piece
in his tea-service of wrought
silver ; and other excellent
specimens of work of a
similar or kindred nature
were Mr. Harold Stabler’s
small silver cream jug and
sugar basin, Mr. J. Paul
Cooper’s silver mustard pot
and spoon, and Mr. Harold
Alderton’s pot-pourri jar in
pierced copper and enamel.
Very few spoons were to be
found in the cases at the
Grosvenor Gallery, and no
exhibitor appears to have
thought it worth his while
to experiment with new pat-
terns in silver forks.
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TROWEL AND MALLET USED BY H.M. THE KING IN LAYING THE FOUNDATION-STONE
OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF WALES. DESIGNED BY EDWARD SPENCER ; EXE-
CUTED BY F. JOBE AND W. GLENNIE, AND EXHIBITED BY THE ARTIFICERS’ GUILD
level used by the King in laying the foundation
stone of the National Library of Wales, and lent
for exhibition by his Majesty. The trowel is of
silver, with a handle of ivory and silver set with
gems and the handle of the wooden mallet is
similar in design and material. Trowels and
mallets do not afford much scope for originality,
but the level gave Mr. Spencer an opportunity for
departing from conventional forms. Mr. Spencer’s
level has a base of dark, rich-coloured wood, and
the enamelled weight suspended by a golden
chain hangs in the centre of a little edifice of ivory
pillars. It is most attractive in appearance and
its workmanship creditable to the craftsmen, F.
Jobe and W. Glennie, by whom it was produced.
A scent bottle of greenish glass, mounted in silver,
gold and gems ; a coffee set in copper and silver;
and a fine silver bowl made
The exhibition of pottery, arranged principally
in cases in the corridor, was encouraging in the
appreciation it showed for simple form and
harmonious colour, and the absence of the ill-
chosen and ugly ornamentation that disfigured
much of the ware of the Victorian period. In the
corridor cases were numerous vases and bowls of
real beauty, many of which were not too costly to
be beyond the reach of the buyer whose purse is
only moderately well filled. Of much interest were
the bowls and dishes and mugs painted by Mr.
Alfred H. Powell and Mrs. Powell, of Stroud,
Gloucestershire, and executed and exhibited by
Messrs. J. Wedgwood and Sons. Among the
illustrations accompanying this article will be seen a
group of these pieces ; characteristically English in
their quaint decoration, they have a delightfully old-
for a swimming trophy, were
among the other interesting
examples of work on a small
scale shown by Mr. Spencer.
His contributions also in-
cluded a pair of fire dogs in
wrought iron that occupied
a fitting place in the exhi-
bition on the hearth of Mr.
Jack’s majestic chimney-
piece for Dunsany Castle ;
a sconce of forged steel,
and an ingeniously devised
coal scuttle of brass made to
lift in and out of a steel cage.
Mr Walter Stoye’s octa-
gonal teapot with an ivory
handle was the finest piece
in his tea-service of wrought
silver ; and other excellent
specimens of work of a
similar or kindred nature
were Mr. Harold Stabler’s
small silver cream jug and
sugar basin, Mr. J. Paul
Cooper’s silver mustard pot
and spoon, and Mr. Harold
Alderton’s pot-pourri jar in
pierced copper and enamel.
Very few spoons were to be
found in the cases at the
Grosvenor Gallery, and no
exhibitor appears to have
thought it worth his while
to experiment with new pat-
terns in silver forks.
22
TROWEL AND MALLET USED BY H.M. THE KING IN LAYING THE FOUNDATION-STONE
OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF WALES. DESIGNED BY EDWARD SPENCER ; EXE-
CUTED BY F. JOBE AND W. GLENNIE, AND EXHIBITED BY THE ARTIFICERS’ GUILD