Engraved paperweights
- Made:
- 2001-2015 in United Kingdom
54 engraved paperweights by members of the Hand Engravers Association, Great Britain 2013
Clockmakers Museum No. 1313
Members of the Hand Engravers Association were invited to engrave a square of silver or other metal for ‘Cut in Clerkenwell,’ a major exhibition of contemporary engravers’ skills in 2013. The purpose was to create a permanent record of their members’ wide-ranging skills and techniques and to raise the public’s awareness of their craft.
Details
- Category:
- Clockmakers
- Collection:
- The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
- Object Number:
- L2015-4223
- Materials:
- oak (wood) and silver (alloy)
- Measurements:
-
Individual paperweight: 54 mm x 54 mm x 54 mm,
- type:
- paperweights
- credit:
- Lent by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
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