Designer
Charles Robert Ashbee (English, 1863–1942)English, 1863–1942
Maker
Guild of Handicraft(English, 1888–1913)English, 1888–1913
CultureEnglish
Titles
- Salt and Pepper Casters
DateDesigned c. 1900, made 1905
Made inLondon, England
MediumSilver, amethyst, and quartz
DimensionsEach: 2 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (5.7 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineMargo Grant Walsh Twentieth Century Silver and Metalwork Collection, gift of Margo Grant Walsh
Object number2014.14.1,.2
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History“Collecting by Design: Silver and Metalwork of the Twentieth Century,” San Francisco Airport Museums, February 5–August 5, 2007.
“Designed by Architects: Metalwork from the Margo Grant Walsh Collection,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 15–August 3, 2008; Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon, Eugene, September 12, 2008–January 25, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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