Studio: international art (18.1900)

Arts and Crafts

design for sgraffito decoration by iieywood sumner

surmounted by an open lat-
tice-work book - rest, which
revolves upon a dome of
copper gilt, the surrounding
panels being ornamented with
enamelled copper discs.

At the New Gallery are two
cases of metal-work by the
Guild of Handicraft, consist-
ing of personal jewellery and
silver table utensils. Placed
with the latter may be noticed
a ship of copper, with gilt
sails, carried out under the
direction of Mr. Ashbee after
a sketch by Mr. Walter Crane.
It was one of the emblematic
insignia that figured in the
Guildhall Masque, in which
Mr. Ashbee—who himself, a
few years ago, organised a
masque of " Narcissus," the
first of its kind in modern
times—took an active part.

Concerning the sgraffito

of furniture made by , the
Guild. The interiors of the
grey oak and of the maho-
gany writing - cabinets alike
are decorated with inlay of
tulip pattern, the flowers
being carved in purple wood
relief. The metal hinges and
fittings used in the above-
mentioned and in the two
green-stained oak cabinets are
a notable characteristic, par-
ticularly where the hinges
form metal bands completely
encircling the case. The
background of buff or scarlet
leather showing through the
perforated ornament of the
metal is extremely effective.
An oak lectern, for the Church
of Horndon-on-the-Hill, Essex,
a building which Mr. Ashbee
has undertaken to repair (not,
we trust, to " restore"), is of
curious design. From an
octagonal base, resting on gilt
metal balls, rise eight shafts design for sgraffito decoration by heywood sumner

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