Benney, (Adrian) Gerald Sallis (1930–2008), goldsmith and silversmith, was born at 56 Westbourne Avenue, Sculcoates, Hull, on 21 April 1930, the younger son of Ernest Alfred Sallis Benney (1894–1966), an artist and designer who was then principal of the City of Hull College of Arts and Crafts...
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Benney, (Adrian) Gerald Sallis (1930–2008), goldsmith and silversmith
Philippa Glanville
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Bridge, John (1755–1834), jeweller
John Culme
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Bridge, John (1755–1834), jeweller, was born in Piddletrenthide, Dorset, on 21 January 1755, the eldest son of Thomas Bridge (d. 1792) and his wife, Mary (d. 1779). Following in the footsteps of his future partner, Philip Rundell, he was apprenticed in 1769 to the jeweller ...
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Brown, William (1748–1825), gem-engraver
Christopher Marsden
Brown, William (1748–1825), gem-engraver, was trained in London, but of his origins and family circumstances nothing is known. He suffered an early set-back in his career when, aged fourteen, he competed for a Royal Society of Arts drawing prize but, with four others, was disqualified for cheating; he was consequently ruled ineligible when he tried for the premium for intaglio-engraving in 1763. Nevertheless, in 1766 he began exhibiting engraved gems annually, first at the ...
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Burch, Edward (bap. 1730, d. 1814), gem-engraver
Gertrud Seidmann
Burch, Edward (bap. 1730, d. 1814), gem-engraver, son of Andrew Burch and his wife, Hannah Roberts, was baptized on 30 October 1730 at St Botolph, Aldgate, in the East End of London. Originally a Thames waterman, he felt drawn towards the arts and taught himself seal engraving. On 7 November 1752 he married ...
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Cox, James (c. 1723–1800), jeweller and entrepreneur
Roger Smith
Cox, James (c. 1723–1800), jeweller and entrepreneur, was born in London, the son of Henry Cox (c.1691–1746), tailor of Broad Street, and his wife, Frances, née Matthews. He was apprenticed in 1738 to Humphry Pugh, goldsmith of Fleet Street and freeman of the ...
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Dayus [née Greenhill; other married name Flood], Kate [pseud. Kathleen Dayus] (1903–2003), jewellery enameller and autobiographer
Carl Chinn
Dayus [née Greenhill; other married name Flood], Kate [pseud. Kathleen Dayus] (1903–2003), jewellery enameller and autobiographer, was born on the edge of Birmingham's jewellery quarter, at 20 Court 4 House, Camden Street, Hockley, on 1 February 1903, the fifth child of seven who survived infancy, to ...
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Eworth, Hans [Jan Eewouts] (d. 1578/9), painter, jeweller, and goldsmith of Antwerp and London
Hope Walker
Eworth, Hans [Jan Eewouts] (d. 1578/9), painter, jeweller, and goldsmith of Antwerp and London, was born to Peter Eewouts, a cheesemaker and merchant from Hoorn, and his wife, Catherine Raets. Eworth’s date of birth is unknown but his siblings included a sister, ...
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Gaskin, Georgie Evelyn Cave (1866–1934)
Maker: William Smedley-Aston
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Georgie Evelyn Cave Gaskin (1866–1934) by William Smedley-Aston reproduced by permission of Birmingham Library Services
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Gaskin [née France], Georgie Evelyn Cave (1866–1934), designer
Alan Crawford
Gaskin [née France], Georgie Evelyn Cave (1866–1934), designer, was born on 8 December 1866 at Cliff Cottage, Belle Vue, Shrewsbury, the elder daughter of William Hanmer France, contractor's agent, and his wife, Frances Emily Cave-Brown-Cave. Arthur Joseph Gaskin (1862–1928), artist, designer, and teacher...
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Green, Charles (1844–1906), manufacturing jeweller
Francesca Carnevali
Green, Charles (1844–1906), manufacturing jeweller, was born at 77 Hockley Hill, Birmingham, Warwickshire, on 5 January 1844, the son of Charles Green (1817–1865), jeweller, and his wife, Mary, née Mills (1817–1877). At the time of his birth his parents and two older brothers lived where ...
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Green, Charles (1844–1906)
Maker: Harold Baker
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Charles Green (1844–1906) by Harold Baker, 1898 reproduced with the permission of Birmingham Libraries & Archives
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Grima, Andrew Peter (1921–2007), jeweller
Philip Carter
Grima, Andrew Peter (1921–2007), jeweller, was born in Rome on 31 May 1921, the son of John Grima, a Maltese-born embroidery designer, and his Italian wife, Leopolda, née Farnese. The family moved to Britain when Andrew was aged five. After attending St Joseph's College...
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Hackenbroch, Yvonne Alix (1912–2012), museum curator and historian of jewellery
Anthony Philips
Hackenbroch, Yvonne Alix (1912–2012), museum curator and historian of jewellery, was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on 27 April 1912, the second of three daughters of Zacharias Max Hackenbroch (1884–1937) and his wife, Clementine, née Schwarzschild (1888–1984). Her father was one of ...
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Heriot, George (1563–1624)
Maker: David Scougall
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George Heriot (1563–1624) by David Scougall (after Paul van Somer) courtesy of George Heriot Trust, Edinburgh
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Heriot, George (1563–1624), jeweller and philanthropist
Stuart Handley
Heriot, George (1563–1624), jeweller and philanthropist, was born in Edinburgh on 15 June 1563, the eldest son of George Heriot (1539/40–1610), goldsmith and MP, of Edinburgh and his first wife, Elizabeth Balderstone. Heriot was apprenticed to his father's trade, and on 14 January 1586 he was contracted to marry ...
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Horner, Charles (1837–1896), watchmaker and jeweller
John A. Hargreaves
Horner, Charles (1837–1896), watchmaker and jeweller, was born at Illingworth Moor, Ovenden, an industrialized township to the north of Halifax, Yorkshire, on 18 November 1837. He was the son of Stephen Horner (1821–1890), a Burnsall weaver who later became a tea dealer, and his wife ...
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Jacobs, Jacob (1839–1896)
Maker: unknown photographer
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Jacob Jacobs (1839–1896) by unknown photographer reproduced with the permission of Birmingham Libraries & Archives
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Jacobs, Jacob (1839–1896), wholesale jeweller and politician
Francesca Carnevali
Jacobs, Jacob (1839–1896), wholesale jeweller and politician, was born at 56 Church Street, Sheffield, Yorkshire, on 11 July 1839, the second child of Ephraim Jacobs (1804/5–1862), a furrier of Jewish descent born in Poland, and his wife, Jane, née Solomon (d. 1882)...
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Jane, the Queen’s Fool (fl. 1535–1558)
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Jane, the Queen's Fool (fl. 1535–1558), by the British School (16th Century), c. 1545
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Jane, the Queen’s Fool (fl. 1535–1558), court jester
Susan James
Jane, the Queen’s Fool (fl. 1535–1558), court jester, is of obscure origins and parentage. She first appears in the accounts of Anne Boleyn at the very end of that queen’s life. In December 1535 a green satin cap and 25 yards of murrey or purple-red fringe used for trimming a dress were purchased for ‘her Grace’s woman fool’ from ...
