The Museum's pin is based on an original pair of earrings featuring ovals of hand-made coloured glass framed by delicate cranberry leaves and berries from the early twentieth century that were created by Hazel Blake French (American, 1890-1972), one of the most important jewellers in the American Arts and Crafts Movement.
Produced in cooperation with the Sandwich Glass Museum, Sandwich, Massachusetts.
Sterling silver, with coloured glass. Antiqued finish. 2 1/8''L x 1 7/8''W.
Produced in cooperation with the Sandwich Glass Museum, Sandwich, Massachusetts.
Sterling silver, with coloured glass. Antiqued finish. 2 1/8''L x 1 7/8''W.
- Sterling silver
- Antiqued
- Coloured glass
- 2 1/8''L x 1 7/8''W
One of the most important jewellers in the American Arts and Crafts movement, French collected colourful fragments of glass as a young girl, and as an adult returned to her childhood collection as material for her jewellery. She was fascinated by the glass from the famous Boston and Sandwich Glass Company, established in 1825 by Deming Jarves. The company was known for its tableware, lamps, bottles, and numerous other pieces of blown, cut, engraved, moulded, and pressed glass. French cut the glass into pieces for jewellery, winning numerous awards for her expressive designs, which evoked the colours of the Cape Cod landscape.