DOI Heft:
Nr. 222 (September 1911)
DOI Artikel:Whitley, William Thomas: The National Competition of Schools of Art, 1911
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.20973#0318
The National Competition of Schools of A rt, ign
by her capital bowl of enamelled copper the possi-
bilities of a revival of the old standard of excel-
lence at the Irish metropolitan school.
A poker and tongs of wrought iron inlaid with
brass, by Frank Outram of Birmingham (Margaret
Street), were almost the only examples of domestic
articles of their kind in iron or steel. The key, on
which the craftsman of bygone ages bestowed the
most loving care and skill, is neglected by the
young metal-worker of to-day, and not one was to be
seen in the National Competition Exhibition. Of
metal-work of other kinds a few pieces still remain
to be noticed. A silver bowl with a design of fish
in relief was original in treatment and the flowing
lines of the swimming fishes both pleasant and
design for a flower-pot. by constance white
(bristol, kensington school)
red and silver lustre bowl. by elizabeth
pitts (burslem)
Charles E. Cundall and Albert E. Barlow, both
of Manchester. The first-named, whose bowls of
silver and ruby lustre, shown at the exhibition
of three years ago, were some of the best things of
their kind ever sent in for competition, was repre-
sented on this occasion by a lustre panel (part
of a design for a wall fountain) and a set of
sgraffito tiles of the same ware intended to be fixed
in the back of an ebony sideboard. Both deserve
high praise, which should be extended equally to
the modelled tiles in silver and ruby lustre con-
tributed by Albert E. Barlow, in which the red of
some berries struck an uncommon and attractive
note. Other good pieces of lustre were two bowls,
one in red and the other in silvery grey, by
Elizabeth Pitts of Stoke-on-Trent. There remain
to be noticed among the pottery a teapot by
harmonious. It was by
Francis L. Temple of
Birmingham (Vittoria Street),
from which school also came
a very small but good panel
in repousse copper by
Charles Thomas. Some
nice decoration in niello was
shown in a silver bowl and
plate l.)v Frank S. Harper, I__& >'>^-3K»'?7/'i8?lfe\]H~f'^^
and on the covers of two BfSfflK^ f^^l ^^WB^ttS^m&W^liWSBQOKBlm
silver boxes by Jack Levy, B Wfffip'"' fW^m^SSIBtk^^BE^
both of Birmingham (Mar- |!; ^W)^^^3lE^a^^J^t^ilt^%':^.~^W$»B5^?^^^^-<&
garet Street). A steel casket BHBP!IP*5^S5S5~?=^?^^ ~ —"~ "S-^^r^^psSpQIB
by Jessie Mackay of Liver- BBtttBt^Slii^^^^S^?^^^'^"^^^^ w:^~^53Sgj-flS
pool was an honest piece of 1 . ^BPBBEBB^^^—'^-^j^^---^^^-^--^K^3li^^E3^51
work, but somewhat heavy IP"^—" I
in design. BBB^^^^S^^^g^^T^^13 ".,.1
In the pottery section the <
best work was shown by design for a colour print by Catherine m. hibbs (Torquay)
297
by her capital bowl of enamelled copper the possi-
bilities of a revival of the old standard of excel-
lence at the Irish metropolitan school.
A poker and tongs of wrought iron inlaid with
brass, by Frank Outram of Birmingham (Margaret
Street), were almost the only examples of domestic
articles of their kind in iron or steel. The key, on
which the craftsman of bygone ages bestowed the
most loving care and skill, is neglected by the
young metal-worker of to-day, and not one was to be
seen in the National Competition Exhibition. Of
metal-work of other kinds a few pieces still remain
to be noticed. A silver bowl with a design of fish
in relief was original in treatment and the flowing
lines of the swimming fishes both pleasant and
design for a flower-pot. by constance white
(bristol, kensington school)
red and silver lustre bowl. by elizabeth
pitts (burslem)
Charles E. Cundall and Albert E. Barlow, both
of Manchester. The first-named, whose bowls of
silver and ruby lustre, shown at the exhibition
of three years ago, were some of the best things of
their kind ever sent in for competition, was repre-
sented on this occasion by a lustre panel (part
of a design for a wall fountain) and a set of
sgraffito tiles of the same ware intended to be fixed
in the back of an ebony sideboard. Both deserve
high praise, which should be extended equally to
the modelled tiles in silver and ruby lustre con-
tributed by Albert E. Barlow, in which the red of
some berries struck an uncommon and attractive
note. Other good pieces of lustre were two bowls,
one in red and the other in silvery grey, by
Elizabeth Pitts of Stoke-on-Trent. There remain
to be noticed among the pottery a teapot by
harmonious. It was by
Francis L. Temple of
Birmingham (Vittoria Street),
from which school also came
a very small but good panel
in repousse copper by
Charles Thomas. Some
nice decoration in niello was
shown in a silver bowl and
plate l.)v Frank S. Harper, I__& >'>^-3K»'?7/'i8?lfe\]H~f'^^
and on the covers of two BfSfflK^ f^^l ^^WB^ttS^m&W^liWSBQOKBlm
silver boxes by Jack Levy, B Wfffip'"' fW^m^SSIBtk^^BE^
both of Birmingham (Mar- |!; ^W)^^^3lE^a^^J^t^ilt^%':^.~^W$»B5^?^^^^-<&
garet Street). A steel casket BHBP!IP*5^S5S5~?=^?^^ ~ —"~ "S-^^r^^psSpQIB
by Jessie Mackay of Liver- BBtttBt^Slii^^^^S^?^^^'^"^^^^ w:^~^53Sgj-flS
pool was an honest piece of 1 . ^BPBBEBB^^^—'^-^j^^---^^^-^--^K^3li^^E3^51
work, but somewhat heavy IP"^—" I
in design. BBB^^^^S^^^g^^T^^13 ".,.1
In the pottery section the <
best work was shown by design for a colour print by Catherine m. hibbs (Torquay)
297