DOI Heft:
No. 40 (July, 1896)
DOI Artikel:White, Gleeson: The Home Arts and Industries Association at the Albert Hall
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.17297#0110
Home Arts and Industries Association
pupil in each case. Only
one of these objects is
illustrated, not because the
others merited it less, but
because the best items were
almost devoid of ornament
and owed their beauty—
and the word may be fitly
employed — to exquisite
form, good handiwork,
and extremely refined
treatment, which could not
be conveyed in black and
white sketches, nor ade-
quately represented by a
photograph. Among the
pupils, Henry Towers,
William Robinson, Thomas
Sparkes, are three who de-
serve unstinted approval,
but several others are no
less to be commended.
Whoever is responsible for
Keswick I know not, but
its example might be taken
who chose the actual pieces of wood for the inlay to heart by metal workers throughout all the
of an overmantel panel, where the clouds of a sun- Branches. The Ashridge weaving is also a
set sky were pleasantly suggested by the colour and praiseworthy craft, although the specimens shown
grain of the material. The tobacco box with its appeared to be too high-priced for commercial
inlaid view of factory chimneys, a frame with a ends—that hand-weaving in simple patterns should
group of sheep and a dozen other items, all Miss be more costly than embroidery seems to argue
de Grey's design, were most attractive. A beauti- some waste of energy. The Abbott's Kerswell
fully proportioned writing-table, designed
by the Countess of Lovelace, owes its
decoration to Miss de Grey. The struc- Wl/If £\U //\
H-PCViffor*..
mirror frame designed by J. williams. FiVetttHetOWH
ture of the table is severely simple, and
exhibits a fine sense of proportion always
rare, and exceptionally so in ladies' de-
signs. The various objects illustrated
will speak for themselves, without any
written description, but the human no
less than the decorative quality of Miss
de Grey's work would win it favourable
criticism in any exhibition. On its own
merits EArt Nouveau in Paris would most
probably award it a very distinguished
place. The London branches especially
to the fore include Pimlico, Stepney, and
Bankside, Southwark.
The Keswick contributions included a
fine exhibit from the Ruskin Linen
Industry, and some notable metal work,
which enjoyed the rare distin'ction of croquet-stand ornamented by michael mcauliffe.
being designed and wrought by the same adapted by miss bourke. Aha
95
pupil in each case. Only
one of these objects is
illustrated, not because the
others merited it less, but
because the best items were
almost devoid of ornament
and owed their beauty—
and the word may be fitly
employed — to exquisite
form, good handiwork,
and extremely refined
treatment, which could not
be conveyed in black and
white sketches, nor ade-
quately represented by a
photograph. Among the
pupils, Henry Towers,
William Robinson, Thomas
Sparkes, are three who de-
serve unstinted approval,
but several others are no
less to be commended.
Whoever is responsible for
Keswick I know not, but
its example might be taken
who chose the actual pieces of wood for the inlay to heart by metal workers throughout all the
of an overmantel panel, where the clouds of a sun- Branches. The Ashridge weaving is also a
set sky were pleasantly suggested by the colour and praiseworthy craft, although the specimens shown
grain of the material. The tobacco box with its appeared to be too high-priced for commercial
inlaid view of factory chimneys, a frame with a ends—that hand-weaving in simple patterns should
group of sheep and a dozen other items, all Miss be more costly than embroidery seems to argue
de Grey's design, were most attractive. A beauti- some waste of energy. The Abbott's Kerswell
fully proportioned writing-table, designed
by the Countess of Lovelace, owes its
decoration to Miss de Grey. The struc- Wl/If £\U //\
H-PCViffor*..
mirror frame designed by J. williams. FiVetttHetOWH
ture of the table is severely simple, and
exhibits a fine sense of proportion always
rare, and exceptionally so in ladies' de-
signs. The various objects illustrated
will speak for themselves, without any
written description, but the human no
less than the decorative quality of Miss
de Grey's work would win it favourable
criticism in any exhibition. On its own
merits EArt Nouveau in Paris would most
probably award it a very distinguished
place. The London branches especially
to the fore include Pimlico, Stepney, and
Bankside, Southwark.
The Keswick contributions included a
fine exhibit from the Ruskin Linen
Industry, and some notable metal work,
which enjoyed the rare distin'ction of croquet-stand ornamented by michael mcauliffe.
being designed and wrought by the same adapted by miss bourke. Aha
95