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As well as metalwork he designed carpets, textiles and jewellery. \r\n\r\nBorn in the Isle of Man, in 1897 Knox moved to London and in 1898 he was attached to the Silver Studio, who supplied designs for Liberty & Co., the London department store. Knox supplied designs for Liberty’s Cymric range of silverware and jewellery (from 1899) and the Tudric range of pewter (from 1903).\r\n\r\nFrom 1900 to 1904, Knox went back to the Isle of Man, working for the \r\nSilver Studio, and therefore Liberty’s, on a freelance basis. His style began to go out of fashion in about 1909, when Liberty’s sold a number of his metalwork designs. Knox ceased his association with Liberty & Co. in 1912, but when Arthur Lasenby Liberty died in 1917, Knox designed his tombstone.","physicalDescription":"The body of the jug is of pale, green glass;  bottle shaped, tapering inwards at the neck with a lip to one side.  The mounting consists of a wide band of silver around the neck and a narrow band around the base of the jug linked by a curving handle.  There is also a hinged silver lid with a long spur as a thumb piece.  The band at the neck is decorated with an embossed design of interlaced tendrils on each side of the handle.  The lid is domed and shaped to cover the curve of the lip.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Knox, Archibald","id":"A8584"},"association":{"text":"designer","id":"x36960"},"note":"probably"}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"W. H. Haseler","id":"A15135"},"association":{"text":"maker","id":"AAT251917"},"note":""},{"name":{"text":"Liberty & Co. 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