Shreve, Crump & Low Co., after a design by Charles R. Ashbee
American silver manufacturer, retailer, 1888-present; British architect, craftsman, 1863-1942
Two Handled Dish
1902/14
Sterling silver with cabochon-jade insets
2 1/4 x 11 1/2 x 4 1/8 inches (5.715 x 10.16 centimeters)
Purchase: Gift of Edith M. Merkle in memory of Dr. Ralph Merkle, 1993
1993.002.000
The silver designs of English design reformer Charles Ashbee were produced in England by the Guild of Handicraft, a cooperative workshop where objects were made in traditional ways. Such workshops also existed in America, but this did not keep mainstream firms from producing and selling Arts and Crafts wares. This dish, based on one of Ashbee's designs, was made for Shreve Crump & Low, an upscale Boston retailer of china, crystal, silver, and jewelry.