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It proved to be so popular that it was in continuous production until well into the 1920s.<br><br><b>Design & Designing </b><br>The designs for the 'Tudric' range, as with Liberty's 'Cymric' range of silver and jewellery, were supplied by the Silver Studio. The Studio had offices in Brook Green, Hammersmith, London. Attributing individual designs of Liberty's wares to particular designers was hampered by Liberty's policy of concealing their identities. Nonetheless, subsequent research has identified the principal contributors. From the Silver Studio they included Rex Silver (1879-1965), the head of the Studio after 1896, his brother Harry Silver (1882-1972), Harry Napper (1860-1930) and John Illingworth Kay. The most prominent, however, was Archibald Knox, a gifted designer from the Isle of Man who started working for the Studio in 1898.<br><br><b>Manufacturer</b><br>W.H. Haseler of Birmingham, a firm of manufacturing goldsmiths and jewellers, manufactured the 'Tudric' range. The firm had formed a partnership with Liberty's in May 1901 to manufacture the 'Cymric' range of silver and jewellery, which Liberty had launched in 1899.","physicalDescription":"Round inkstand in the form of a shallow dome, the hinged lid has a curved thumbpiece.  Decorated on either side of the hinge with a double knot design and circular flower forms.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Knox, Archibald","id":"A8584"},"association":{"text":"designer","id":"AAT25190"},"note":"probably"}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"W. H. Haseler","id":"A15135"},"association":{"text":"maker","id":"AAT251917"},"note":""},{"name":{"text":"Liberty & Co. 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Haseler Ltd., Birmingham","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Pewter with a glass liner, Birmingham, ca.1904, made by W.H. Haseler and Co. for Liberty & Co. Ltd., London, probably designed by Archibald Knox","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":" Church, Rachel  (2014) Writing Equipment and Women in Europe 1500–1900, Women's Writing, 21:3, 385-404, fig.8"}],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"British Galleries:\nTUDRIC' PEWTER<br>\nThis ink pot and dish are from Liberty & Co.'s range of less expensive domestic metalwork, called 'Tudric'. The name is thought to derive from two words, Tudor, and Teudoric, the name of a Welsh saint, representing tradition and reliability. They were probably designed by Archibald Knox and the designs supplied through the Silver Studio.The interlacing motifs show Knox's interest in Celtic design.","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}}],"partNumbers":["CIRC.922-1967","CIRC.922A-1967"],"accessionNumberNum":"922","accessionNumberPrefix":"CIRC","accessionYear":1967,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE","Inkpot","Liner"],"assets":["2019LV5617"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-12","recordCreationDate":"2003-03-27","availableToBook":false}}