Inspirations from the Archive
Students on the silversmithing course run by the Bishopsland Educational Trust in 2011-12 spent a day at the V&A's Archive of Art and Design examining, photographing and dr…
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Silver Objects in Christian Worship
Objects used in Christian worship from the V&A collection
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Silver objects used in Jewish worship
Judaism is the oldest religion in the world to worship one God. This page shows Jewish silver objects from the V&A collection.
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Silver conservation
People may think of silver as strong, but it bruises easily, gets dirty and reacts with the air. The V&A aims to arrest the effect of time enabling visitors to understand a…
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Silver Service Slavery: The Black Presence in the White Home
Black Britons worked in a variety of professions; as sailors, shopkeepers, artisans, labourers, peddlers and street musicians, amongst others. The biggest employment sector…
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Teapots, designed by Christopher Dresser, 1878-9
These silver Christopher Dresser teapots epitomise how innovative he could be and reveal his principles of design extended to their most extreme conclusion.
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Pair of candelabra, by Chris Knight, 1998
The Friends of the V&A chose to commemorate the opening of the Whiteley Silver Galleries by commissioning a piece of silver. This pair of candelabra was designed and made b…
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Silver in the Archive of Art & Design
Holdings relating to silver design and production are among the earliest records in the Archive of Art and Design. As well as pattern books, order books and ledgers, there …
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Caring for your silver
An overall set of basic guidelines for caring for your silver. Includes a step-by-step guide to polising silver and how to care for silver gilt.
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Silver reading list
Recommended reading about silver covering general and more specific topics and periods
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Silver objects by Paul de Lamerie (1688-1751)
Paul de Lamerie (1688-1751) was the greatest silversmith working in England in the 18th century. His success lay in his exceptional powers of invention and creation, but al…
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Britannia & Muscovy: English Silver at the Court of the Tsars (Hardcover)
This superbly illustrated book accompanies an exhibition of thirty objects from the exceptional collection of English silver in the Moscow Kremlin Mus…
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Fri 24 May 2013 14:00
Join silversmith Michael Lloyd as he discusses his current display in the Silver Galleries entitled ‘Twelve Vessels’.
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