DOI Heft:
No. 135 (June, 1904)
DOI Artikel:Wood, Esther: Some metal-work by Omar Ramsden and Alwyn C. E. Carr
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19882#0046
Omar Ramsden and A. C. E. Carr
lightly beaten on the silver.
Their own delightful little
Omar Khayyaiii wine-cup,
with its arrangement of the
vine in pierced silver, is one
of the happiest inspirations
of these designers for the
more homely and hospitable
kinds of silver-ware. They
have also a silver salad-bowl
in a design based upon endive
—quite an uncommon subject
for decoration, and effective
silver cream-jug and sugar bowl by o. ramsden and a. c. e. carr to a surprising degree (p. 21).
This figure, pierced and
beaten, forms the stem of
historical interest are given to the design by the bowl, and on the plain-silver base is in-
the representation of native kraals beneath the scribed their own recipe for salad. Some of the
mounted figure of victory; and the band of silver rose-bowls executed on commission are
castles is intended to suggest the line of block- remarkably handsome pieces of table ware ; one in
houses wherein the regiment was largely particular, designed for H. E. West, Esq., is notice-
employed. The champlev'e enamels embody the able for its breezy and vigorous decoration. This
arms of the various places connected with their represents a fleet of mediaeval ships of the merchant
service, and the translucent enamelling at the base venturer type, with the arms of four great cities—
of the trophy symbolises the flames of war. The London, Paris, Florence, and Genoa—emblazoned
red rose of Lancaster introduced into the decora- on their sails. On the opposite side of the bowl,
hon is, of course, the badge of the regiment, in contrast to this group eloquent of Prosperity,
Somewhat akin to this in form and spirit is the there appears a symbol of Adversity—a fine ship
slender and quaintly shaped Founders' Cup executed stranded and attacked by pirates or corsairs,
for a college in India (p. 23). The edge is bordered Another very pretty rose-bowl has the signs of the
with a rich band of decoration in which enamels Zodiac heraldically treated ; another has an in-
and emblematic shields are set, and the stem has a genious and homely decoration of a wattle-work
curious and quite novel design of climbing branches fence, with cocks, turkeys, and other farmyard
wine-cups in wrought, pierced, and hammered silver by o. ramsden and a. c. e. carr
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lightly beaten on the silver.
Their own delightful little
Omar Khayyaiii wine-cup,
with its arrangement of the
vine in pierced silver, is one
of the happiest inspirations
of these designers for the
more homely and hospitable
kinds of silver-ware. They
have also a silver salad-bowl
in a design based upon endive
—quite an uncommon subject
for decoration, and effective
silver cream-jug and sugar bowl by o. ramsden and a. c. e. carr to a surprising degree (p. 21).
This figure, pierced and
beaten, forms the stem of
historical interest are given to the design by the bowl, and on the plain-silver base is in-
the representation of native kraals beneath the scribed their own recipe for salad. Some of the
mounted figure of victory; and the band of silver rose-bowls executed on commission are
castles is intended to suggest the line of block- remarkably handsome pieces of table ware ; one in
houses wherein the regiment was largely particular, designed for H. E. West, Esq., is notice-
employed. The champlev'e enamels embody the able for its breezy and vigorous decoration. This
arms of the various places connected with their represents a fleet of mediaeval ships of the merchant
service, and the translucent enamelling at the base venturer type, with the arms of four great cities—
of the trophy symbolises the flames of war. The London, Paris, Florence, and Genoa—emblazoned
red rose of Lancaster introduced into the decora- on their sails. On the opposite side of the bowl,
hon is, of course, the badge of the regiment, in contrast to this group eloquent of Prosperity,
Somewhat akin to this in form and spirit is the there appears a symbol of Adversity—a fine ship
slender and quaintly shaped Founders' Cup executed stranded and attacked by pirates or corsairs,
for a college in India (p. 23). The edge is bordered Another very pretty rose-bowl has the signs of the
with a rich band of decoration in which enamels Zodiac heraldically treated ; another has an in-
and emblematic shields are set, and the stem has a genious and homely decoration of a wattle-work
curious and quite novel design of climbing branches fence, with cocks, turkeys, and other farmyard
wine-cups in wrought, pierced, and hammered silver by o. ramsden and a. c. e. carr
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