Enamelled Toothpick Container (M22)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Jane Short
Title
Enamelled Toothpick Container
Made in
London
Date
1981
Description
Silver container with coloured cloisonne enamels, depicting an abstract mountainous landscape and a red rope-tie, with a hinged lid.
Materials and techniques
Cloisonne enamel; black, blues, pink, red, white and yellow. Metal base of hardenable silver, with wires of 24 carat gold, 0.005" thick, fixed with gum tragacanth. Enamel packed around, fired and polished with carborundum stone.
Dimensions
length: 6.6cm
width: 3.2cm
Object number
M22
Category
Maker's statement
This piece is to me one of the most successful pieces of work that I have produced, both in the colours and imagery used. The source of the imagery is personal and fairly lighthearted - it has been influenced by my fairly recent trip to Japan. It is one of the first pieces - apart from smaller pieces of jewellery - that I have made since my return.