Covered Bowl
Charles Robert Ashbee
(English, 1863–1942)
Guild of Handicraft Ltd.
(English, active 1888–1908)
1903–04
Medium/TechniqueSilver, enamel, pearl
DimensionsH. 10.7 x W. 23.8 cm (4 3/16 x 9 3/8 in.); Diameter 10.9 cm (4 5/16 in.)
Weight: 311.9 gm (10 oz)
Weight: 311.9 gm (10 oz)
Credit LineTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour
Accession number1990.461a-b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSilver
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Ashbee, one of the prime exponents of the Arts and Crafts movement, founded the Guild of Handicraft with the humanist intent to provide workers with education, skills, and pride in artistic craftsmanship. As chief designer, Ashbee encouraged craftsmen to interpret and vary basic designs; all versions of this model, for example, have different detailing in the enameling and in the prominent wirework finial.
ProvenanceBy 1990, with Historical Design Collection, Inc., dealer, New York, NY; 1990, sold by Historical Design Collection to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 18, 1990)
late 18th century
