DOI Heft:
No. 238 (January 1913)
DOI Artikel:The Arts and Crafts Society's exhibition at the Grosvenor Gallery, [1]
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21158#0316
The Arts and Crafts Society's Exhibition
BINDING FOR MRS. BROWNING’S “SONNETS”
BY GWLADYS EDWARDS
of good and frequently interesting work, but
all unstirred by any fresh emotion. There are
many pleasant patterns and much dexterity of
hand, but no great designer or craftsman rises
above the ruck to lead the way into fresh fields
of invention. In this there is nothing surprising,
COMMON PRAYER, BOUND IN BLUE LEATHER, EMBROI-
DERED. DESIGNED BY MRS. M. K. NOBLE, EXECUTED
IN ST. VERONICA’S WORKSHOPS, WESTMINSTER
294
for the appearance of a genius in the applied arts
is as rare or rarer than that of a great painter or poet.
In looking at the large collection of jewellery at
the Grosvenor Gallery it is curious to think that
not a single piece was shown in the first exhibition
of the Arts and Crafts Society in 1888 ; and only
six pieces (all contributed by one craftsman) in the
second exhibition of 1889. The standard of this
work, which was very low at first, has risen steadily,
and at the later shows of the Arts and Crafts Society,
as well as at the exhibitions of the National Art
Competition, some admirable jewellery has been
seen. Most of the ieweller-craftsmen nowadays
BINDING FOR BLADES’S “ENEMIES OF BOOKS”
BY ALFRED DE SAUTY
(By permission of A. Mildemay, Esq.)
design their ornaments in such a fashion that they
can be worn by the average woman, whereas
many of their earlier efforts were only fit for the
show-cases of a museum. The jewellery in the
present exhibition is more individual in character
than it was in 1910, when a sort of family likeness
in design and material, and even in colour, could
be traced through many of the cases.
The “ Rose Lattice ” necklace by Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Gaskin is a very attractive example of their
work, the setting of opals and pearls being very
effectively designed and blending in a charming
way with the silver and enamel. The “ Love’s
Garland ” brooch, of which an illustration is given
in the group of three objects shown on p. 292, is
a perfect posy of coloured stones arranged round
an opal heart. Another piece by the same artists
BINDING FOR MRS. BROWNING’S “SONNETS”
BY GWLADYS EDWARDS
of good and frequently interesting work, but
all unstirred by any fresh emotion. There are
many pleasant patterns and much dexterity of
hand, but no great designer or craftsman rises
above the ruck to lead the way into fresh fields
of invention. In this there is nothing surprising,
COMMON PRAYER, BOUND IN BLUE LEATHER, EMBROI-
DERED. DESIGNED BY MRS. M. K. NOBLE, EXECUTED
IN ST. VERONICA’S WORKSHOPS, WESTMINSTER
294
for the appearance of a genius in the applied arts
is as rare or rarer than that of a great painter or poet.
In looking at the large collection of jewellery at
the Grosvenor Gallery it is curious to think that
not a single piece was shown in the first exhibition
of the Arts and Crafts Society in 1888 ; and only
six pieces (all contributed by one craftsman) in the
second exhibition of 1889. The standard of this
work, which was very low at first, has risen steadily,
and at the later shows of the Arts and Crafts Society,
as well as at the exhibitions of the National Art
Competition, some admirable jewellery has been
seen. Most of the ieweller-craftsmen nowadays
BINDING FOR BLADES’S “ENEMIES OF BOOKS”
BY ALFRED DE SAUTY
(By permission of A. Mildemay, Esq.)
design their ornaments in such a fashion that they
can be worn by the average woman, whereas
many of their earlier efforts were only fit for the
show-cases of a museum. The jewellery in the
present exhibition is more individual in character
than it was in 1910, when a sort of family likeness
in design and material, and even in colour, could
be traced through many of the cases.
The “ Rose Lattice ” necklace by Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Gaskin is a very attractive example of their
work, the setting of opals and pearls being very
effectively designed and blending in a charming
way with the silver and enamel. The “ Love’s
Garland ” brooch, of which an illustration is given
in the group of three objects shown on p. 292, is
a perfect posy of coloured stones arranged round
an opal heart. Another piece by the same artists