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Acquisitions for the Goldsmiths’ Company Collection 2023–24
Explore the Goldsmiths’ Company’s acquisitions for the year 2023-24, spanning gifts, commissions and purchases which all help to broaden and extend the story of remarkable contemporary jewellery, silver and medals in the Goldsmiths’ Company Collection, and honour our ongoing commitment to supporting the trade and craft.
John Donald (1928-2023)
Dr Dora Thornton, Goldsmiths' Company Curator, celebrates the jewellery of John Donald in the Company Collection
Life and Legacy: Dorothy Hogg (1945-2022)
Professor Dorothy Hogg MBE, the outstanding Scottish craftsman and teacher who died in 2022, changed the world of jewellery and silversmithing…
A Footnote to the Coronation
The millions who watched the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III in Westminster Abbey on 6 May 2023 will have seen two contemporary silver commissions by the Goldsmiths’ Company in action.
Acquisitions for the Goldsmiths’ Company Collection 2022–23
Explore the Goldsmiths’ Company’s acquisitions for the year 2022-23, spanning gifts, commissions and purchases which all help to broaden and extend the story of remarkable contemporary jewellery, silver and medals in the Goldsmiths’ Company Collection, and honour our ongoing commitment to supporting the trade and craft.
Jane McAdam Freud (1958-2022)
Dr Dora Thornton, Curator of the Goldsmiths' Company, celebrates the art medals of Jane McAdam Freud in the Company Collection.
The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Brooch
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee brooch was made by award-winning British fine jewellery designer, David Marshall, and his team at their workshop in London’s iconic jewellery quarter, Hatton Garden. The piece, which represents the four nations, was commissioned by the Goldsmiths’ Company as a gift to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee.
Silver, wire, and paper - the organic forms of Nan Nan Liu
Nan Nan Liu is best known for her innovative, graceful sculptures which translate flowing organic form into silver. However in recent years she has achieved recognition for her mastery of paper and wire as materials for both conceptual modelling and artistic creation. Goldsmiths’ Company Curator, Dr Dora Thornton, explores the inspiration behind these organic, tactile pieces.