Scottish Metalwork
- Comments
-
Glasgow Museums has a collection of approximately 700 items of Scottish metalwork, which date from 1675 to the present. This collection comprises base and precious metals, such as brass, bronze, pewter and silver. The objects are associated with domestic, ecclesiastical, regimental and civic life. They include plates, jugs, tankards, weights and measures, communion cups and tokens. Glasgow-marked items form the most significant group, while another group of items represents makers working in the British colonies. Also of importance is a small group of Glasgow-made church plate, including a communion cup of 1699 from Cardross by John Luke, and two from the set of four 1756 cups from Lochwinnoch by James Glen. Notable 20th century pieces in the collection include the Art Nouveau Edinburgh Gold Cup of 1902 by DC Rait, a bowl by Edward & Sons that represents the last item hallmarked in the Glasgow Assay Office before its closure in 1964, and a presentation flower bowl by John Creed from 1974. The collection also encompasses recent prize-winning entries for the Young Designer Silversmith of the Year Award, including a 1998 coffee pot by Marion Kane and a 2006 fruit bowl by Karen Simpson.
- Broader term