DOI issue:
No. 94 (January, 1901)
DOI article:Wood, Esther: The Leeds arts and crafts exhibition
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19786#0288
Arts and Crafts at Leeds
FINGER PLATES BY MESSRS. NEATBY AND EVANS
ingenious shamrock-leaf design decorating the
lock-plate and the mounts of the feet. The
excellent work of Mabel M. Brunton further
established the position of the women-students
as the best exhibitors in metals. Her mirror-
frame with copper panels was a thoughtfnl and
interesting experiment in the colouring of metal
decorated in low relief. The "Sunrise" and
" Moonrise " designs on either side were beautiful
in feeling and composition, and extremely well
executed; and the inscription was a pleasant
relief from some extraordinary misquotations of
Shakespeare on the candlesticks of another ex-
hibitor. A fire-screen by Lily Taylor and a
repousse copper name-plate for Bradford Technical
School by Lucy A. Suddards also deserve mention ;
the latter was only marred by the attachment of an
enamelled coat-of-arms, somewhat poor in quality
and bearing no relation to the general scheme.
The application of copper inlay to a stained
glass panel was a novel method illustrated by
Geo. S. Gascoyne and Edgar Simpson, and
though it seems undesirable to insert opaque
material in the midst of glass, beyond what is
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necessary to carry it, the design showed con-
siderable taste in invention, and might perhaps be
fairly applied to a door or screen where light is of
secondary importance. Among the jewellery, the
work of Edgar Simpson was a feature of admirable
distinction and charm. Within a limited range of
materials, chiefly of oxidised silver, with pearly and
silvery enamels, and an equal restraint of form and
ornament, he attained a surprising variety of design
and choiceness of colouring, comparing well with
the best recent examples in this kind. The enamels
of W. Snelling Hadaway, in their green and purple
brilliance, were an interesting contrast to these
sober gems, and his necklaces and other ornaments
sustained the beauty of their tints by dainty and
graceful workmanship. There were also some good
enamels by the students of the Central School of
Arts and Crafts.
Needlework and various textile exhibits covered
COPPER SCONCE BY JAMES SMITHIES
FINGER PLATES BY MESSRS. NEATBY AND EVANS
ingenious shamrock-leaf design decorating the
lock-plate and the mounts of the feet. The
excellent work of Mabel M. Brunton further
established the position of the women-students
as the best exhibitors in metals. Her mirror-
frame with copper panels was a thoughtfnl and
interesting experiment in the colouring of metal
decorated in low relief. The "Sunrise" and
" Moonrise " designs on either side were beautiful
in feeling and composition, and extremely well
executed; and the inscription was a pleasant
relief from some extraordinary misquotations of
Shakespeare on the candlesticks of another ex-
hibitor. A fire-screen by Lily Taylor and a
repousse copper name-plate for Bradford Technical
School by Lucy A. Suddards also deserve mention ;
the latter was only marred by the attachment of an
enamelled coat-of-arms, somewhat poor in quality
and bearing no relation to the general scheme.
The application of copper inlay to a stained
glass panel was a novel method illustrated by
Geo. S. Gascoyne and Edgar Simpson, and
though it seems undesirable to insert opaque
material in the midst of glass, beyond what is
258
necessary to carry it, the design showed con-
siderable taste in invention, and might perhaps be
fairly applied to a door or screen where light is of
secondary importance. Among the jewellery, the
work of Edgar Simpson was a feature of admirable
distinction and charm. Within a limited range of
materials, chiefly of oxidised silver, with pearly and
silvery enamels, and an equal restraint of form and
ornament, he attained a surprising variety of design
and choiceness of colouring, comparing well with
the best recent examples in this kind. The enamels
of W. Snelling Hadaway, in their green and purple
brilliance, were an interesting contrast to these
sober gems, and his necklaces and other ornaments
sustained the beauty of their tints by dainty and
graceful workmanship. There were also some good
enamels by the students of the Central School of
Arts and Crafts.
Needlework and various textile exhibits covered
COPPER SCONCE BY JAMES SMITHIES