DOI Heft:
No. 253 (May 1914)
DOI Artikel:Wainwright, Arthur S.: The jewellery of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gaskin
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21209#0303
Mr. ana Mrs. Gaskin s Jewellery
colour on the same page. Look particularly at the
dainty design of the chain that encircles the neck.
In the pendant the large blue opal in the centre
dominates the colour-scheme, while the smaller ones
interspersed in the tracery are so arranged as to
supplement it and the effect is heightened by the
use of fine small green paste to complete the
scheme. In the use of this fine paste, which was
so much affected by the old jewellers, Mr. and Mrs:
Gaskin are very happy, as some of these illustra-
tions will show. Their designs are almost entirely
floral, but some are more elaborated and ornate than
others, and enamel is often used to supplement the
colour of the gems or paste. The pendant in the
centre of the page of colour reproductions is a very
happy illustration of this, the quality of the blue
silver and opal silver cross set with rl j ,
pendant fine green paste enamel bringing the harder tones of the stones
designed and executed by Arthur j. and georgina together into one soft harmony.
cave gaskin ]yj;ost 0f tne gems use(i by Mr. and Mrs. Gaskin
are still simple ones, and are chosen primarily for
I mention, of beauty and interest, they mounted their colour and surface value, but if a choice gem
these at first very simply with lightly outlined design is used, it forms the dominating note of the
to set forth the stones to best advantage. They did design and all the other stones are made sub-
not, and possibly could not, then achieve the servient to it.
mechanical perfection of the trade jeweller. All One could say much about these jewelled neck-
their work was, of course, hand wrought, and based laces and pendants, and the various other orna-
upon simple floral forms original to themselves. ments here illustrated, but space is limited. I
At first their efforts were
tentative and modest, but
experience has brought
certainty and assurance,
and the examples of finely
wrought and daintily con-
ceived jewellery now illus-
trated represent a very
notable achievement.
These, as will be seen, are
not all of an elaborate
character; dainty little
brooches—such as the two
at the top of the page of
colour reproductions—are
not only suitable for a
young girl in her teens to
wear but are quite inex-
pensive. But it is in some
of their larger pieces that
we see the greater develop-
ment of their art, and can
ohservp thp rnrefnl rarrv pendant: silver, pendant: silver, pendant : silver,
observe trie caretul carry- pearls, crystals, opals, and fine pearl, topaz, and
ing out of the design into and fine green green paste fine green paste
every part of the whole. paste brooch : silver and
Take the fine necklace and
pendant illustrated in designed and executed by Arthur j. and georgina cave gaskin
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colour on the same page. Look particularly at the
dainty design of the chain that encircles the neck.
In the pendant the large blue opal in the centre
dominates the colour-scheme, while the smaller ones
interspersed in the tracery are so arranged as to
supplement it and the effect is heightened by the
use of fine small green paste to complete the
scheme. In the use of this fine paste, which was
so much affected by the old jewellers, Mr. and Mrs:
Gaskin are very happy, as some of these illustra-
tions will show. Their designs are almost entirely
floral, but some are more elaborated and ornate than
others, and enamel is often used to supplement the
colour of the gems or paste. The pendant in the
centre of the page of colour reproductions is a very
happy illustration of this, the quality of the blue
silver and opal silver cross set with rl j ,
pendant fine green paste enamel bringing the harder tones of the stones
designed and executed by Arthur j. and georgina together into one soft harmony.
cave gaskin ]yj;ost 0f tne gems use(i by Mr. and Mrs. Gaskin
are still simple ones, and are chosen primarily for
I mention, of beauty and interest, they mounted their colour and surface value, but if a choice gem
these at first very simply with lightly outlined design is used, it forms the dominating note of the
to set forth the stones to best advantage. They did design and all the other stones are made sub-
not, and possibly could not, then achieve the servient to it.
mechanical perfection of the trade jeweller. All One could say much about these jewelled neck-
their work was, of course, hand wrought, and based laces and pendants, and the various other orna-
upon simple floral forms original to themselves. ments here illustrated, but space is limited. I
At first their efforts were
tentative and modest, but
experience has brought
certainty and assurance,
and the examples of finely
wrought and daintily con-
ceived jewellery now illus-
trated represent a very
notable achievement.
These, as will be seen, are
not all of an elaborate
character; dainty little
brooches—such as the two
at the top of the page of
colour reproductions—are
not only suitable for a
young girl in her teens to
wear but are quite inex-
pensive. But it is in some
of their larger pieces that
we see the greater develop-
ment of their art, and can
ohservp thp rnrefnl rarrv pendant: silver, pendant: silver, pendant : silver,
observe trie caretul carry- pearls, crystals, opals, and fine pearl, topaz, and
ing out of the design into and fine green green paste fine green paste
every part of the whole. paste brooch : silver and
Take the fine necklace and
pendant illustrated in designed and executed by Arthur j. and georgina cave gaskin
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: - i Own •
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