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'A Noble Kind of Practice': The Society of Arts Art-Workmanship Competitions, 1863-71

06/1993 | 1083 | 135

Pages: 411-415

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Author:

Graham, Clare (Graham, Clare)

Subjects

dates:

1850-1899

museums and institutions:

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Great Britain

places:

England / London

subjects:

Society of Art Workmanship Competitions

subjects:

Decorative arts / Competitions

subjects:

Royal Society of Arts

Illustrations

Attributed works:

45. Design for an Inkstand Attributed to Holbein. 1864. Prescribed Work for the Society of Arts' Art-Workmanship Competition. Wood Engraving, 14.5 by 24 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).

Attributed works:

46. Plaque, Painted by Alexander Fisher after a Design by Lucas van Leyden Dated 1528. Prize-Winning Entry in the 1865 Art-Workmanship Competition. Porcelain, 20 by 28 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).

Attributed works:

47. Panel Carved in High Relief, by W. Holmes. Prizewinning Entry in the 1866 Art-Workmanship Competition. Caen Stone, 38 by 10 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).

Attributed works:

48. Bracket in the Form of a Female Head, by Samuel Moutrie. Prizewinning Entry in the 1869 Competition. Marble and Gilded Wood, 24 by 16.5 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).

Attributed works:

49. Window Grating, by T. Winstanley. Part of a Group of Prizewinning Objects Entered by the Contestant for the 1867 Art-Workmanship Competition. Hammered Iron, 38 by 20 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).

Attributed works:

50. Champagne Glass, by Joseph Leicester M. P. One of a Group of Three Glasses Entered by the Contestant for the 1869 Art-Workmanship Competition. Green Glass, Spirally Ribbed, Striped and Flaked with White, 21.5 cm. High. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).

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