Studio: international art (28.1903)

The Arts and Crafts Exhibition

The enamels and /"--r~ J^KSmn little knob of the lid
silver-work of the T "■ ' /' and the butter-dish
Guild of Handicraft carried out in a similar
generally represented method, were among
the very best crafts- the most praise-
manship of that active worthy. The soup
and versatile body tureen designed by
of art workers. Their Mr. Ashbee had a
exhibits in this field yflr t 1 very light band of de-
were as admirable as |r ** . ^pN-i coration near the
ever in fineness of »■« | Blfl edge, and was set on
workmanship and in a stem surrounded
the matter of good with an open circlet
taste. The challenge of pierced work set
cups and bowls de- I on a well-proportioned
signed by Mr. C. R. j stand. Mr. Ashbee
Ashbee and Mr. W. J also showed a very
A. White had the / beautiful little cup,
very agreeable distinc- / VflL designed by himself
tion that the bowl it- ^^^^^B ^^tow^r executed by 'he

plain, and the orna- M with an enamelled

ment reserved for its inscription on the

mount and stem—one lid and a stem of

of many instances of singularly graceful

good judgment and •-■ \ "V Hj| pattern. Mr. W. A.

restraint in decorative m j ."' White's challenge cup,

treatment. The use PJ fcfli wrought by W. Hardi-

of a single jewel-like ^■"'^■fc? ; W J ' ■ msSjg///^^ man and J. Bailey,

enamel, well chosen and enamelled by A.

as to its colour and I I ; Cameron, was one of

position, in dainty [ the best of its kind,

pieces of silver ware especially in the sub-

tU^ (-„VJ„ U__ door fittings by gilbert bayes ^, j i j 11

for the table, was hap- executed by george wragge tleand cloudy, marble-

pily demonstrated in like effect of the
several small exhibits, of which the ink-bottle in enamel on the lid. Mr. Ashbee's silver sugar-sifter,
green glass, with the note of green repeated in the in a somewhat solid tankard shape, was wrought by

silver casket designed by walter gilbert

executed by l. weingartner of the bromsgrove guild

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