Bangle (J146)

Catalogue Record

Collection

Maker

Martha Gumn

Title

Bangle

Made in

London

Date

1981

Description

Blackened steel bracelet inlaid with silver stripe pattern.

Materials and techniques

Blackened steel inalid with silver. Circle sawn from steel sheet and slots sawn from the outside towards the centre, with a thin sheet of silver or a sandwich of metals hammered into the slots. These were soldered to the steel and the middle cut away to leave a bangle. The edges are filed smooth and the whole polished.

Dimensions

diameter:  8cm

Object number

J146

Category

  • Bangle, Martha Gumn, 1981, Crafts Council Collection: J146. Photo: Todd-White Art Photography.