Studio: international art (28.1903)

The Arts and Crafts Exhibition

sugar sifter designed by c. r. ashbee

silverwork executed by j. bailey
enamel executed by f. c. varley

J. Bailey and finely enamelled by F. C. Varley;
and his delicate little silver mount for a claret
decanter was perfectly wedded to Mr. Powell's
beautiful glass.

Mention has already been made of Mr. Henry
Wilson's strikingly original pulpit in oak, carved
and inlaid with ebony, which occupied a place in
the central hall. The carving, in somewhat high
relief, was executed by A. Parkin in a design repre-
senting massive bunches of dark grapes thrown
effectively against the lighter background. Mr.

form of enamels Over against the pulpit (ex-
hibited by Messrs. Trask & Sons) was a stand and
cover for a font-bowl in forged iron and wrought
copper designed by R. Evans, executed by D. Hol-
loway and A. Dufour, and exhibited by Messrs.
Waltham & Co. This is conceived somewhat in
the spirit of mediaeval work with its flatly treated
figure of the symbolic dove suspended over the
basin ; but the design is thoughtfully and sincerely
carried out, and the craftsmanship quite satisfying.

(To be continued.)

silver tazza designed by c r. ashbee

executed by the guild of handicrafts

Wilson employed the same decorative subject and w. hardiman

rather more realistically in his massive altar-cross,
from which the purple grapes are suspended in the

It has been decided to
erect a National Memorial
in Tasmania to the soldiers
of that Colony who lost their
lives during the recent war in
South Africa, and a premium
of twenty guineas is offered
for the best design. The cost
of the memorial must not ex-
ceed _^i,ooo, and full particu-
lars can be obtained on applica-
tion to the Agent-General for
Tasmania, 5, Victoria Street,

panel in coloured plaster by w. j. neat by London, S.W.

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