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Traditionally mazers were wide flat-bottomed bowls made of close-grained hard wood with a silver rim, foot and central boss. Obsolete from the 1550s, they became newly popular when members of the Arts and Crafts Movement revived the form, as here. This one is made of walnut with silver mounts, with a silver cover with a walnut finial. \r\n\r\nHarry George Murphy (1884-1939), who designed it, established his own workshop in London in 1913. He was also an influential teacher and was the first silversmith to be appointed Principal of the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London.","physicalDescription":"Covered wooden bowl mounted in silver.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Galvin, Louis","id":"A10721"},"association":{"text":"maker","id":"AAT251917"},"note":""},{"name":{"text":"Murphy, Harry George","id":"A9366"},"association":{"text":"designer","id":"x36960"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"silver","id":"AAT11029"},{"text":"walnut","id":"AAT12476"}],"techniques":[{"text":"engraving (incising)","id":"AAT53829"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Walnut with silver mounts","categories":[{"text":"Metalwork","id":"THES48920"},{"text":"Containers","id":"THES48972"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"MET","id":"THES48599"},"images":["2023NN4825","2023NN4824","2023NN4823"],"imageResolution":"low","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"68","id":"THES49730"},"free":"","case":"6","shelf":"2","box":""},{"current":{"text":"68","id":"THES49730"},"free":"","case":"6","shelf":"2","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Mazer","id":""}],[{"text":"Lid (for a mazer)","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"London","id":"x28980"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1935-1936","earliest":"1935-05-29","latest":"1936-05-28"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Diameter","value":"10.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"05/09/2023","earliest":"2023-09-05","latest":"2023-09-05"},"part":"Across rim of bowl","note":""},{"dimension":"Height","value":"10.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"05/09/2023","earliest":"2023-09-05","latest":"2023-09-05"},"part":"Foot to top of lid finial.","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"Marked on underside of foot, L to R:\r\nSponsor's mark of H.G. Murphy, lion passant (for sterling standard silver); leopard's head (for London assay office); falcoln mark (for Murphy's workshop).\r\nMarked on silver nut: lion passant, for sterling standard silver.\r\nMarked on rim of lid, L to R:\r\nSponsor's mark of H. G. Murphy; lion passant (for sterling standard silver); leopard's head (London assay office mark); voluntary mark to celebrate Silver Jubilee of George V and Queen Mary (their heads in profile).","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":""}],"objectHistory":"This mazer with its cover was made by Louis Galvin at the same time as the set of candlesticks M.31-1985. This design of Murphy's is a modern interpretation of an Arts and Crafts revived, mediaeval prototype. The use of the term \"maker's mark\" in this context is slightly misleading, since in fact this mazer bowl and the set of candlesticks (M.31&a-1985) were entirely made by Louis Galvin to the design and under the direct supervision of H.G. Murphy.  Galvin was apprenticed to Murphy and gained his freedom in the year that he made these objects.  After Murphy's death in 1939, Galvin purchased this mazer bowl and the candlesticks from his widow.","historicalContext":"H.G. Murphy (1884-1939) was a pupil of Henry Wilson at the Central School of Arts and Crafts and then studied under Emil Lettre in Berlin.  In 1913 he set up his own workshop in London. From 1907 he taught at the Royal College of Art and later at the Central School.  He was the first silversmith to be appointed Principal of the Central School.","briefDescription":"Mazer, walnut with silver mounts, English (London) 1935-6, made by Louis Galvin; sponsor's mark of H.G. 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MAZER \r\nWalnut with silver mounts\r\nLondon, 1935-6\r\nMark of HG Murphy, the Jubilee mark for King George V and Queen Mary and the Falcon mark of Murphy’s workshop\r\nThis mazer with its cover was made by Louis Galvin at the same time as the set of candlesticks, one of which is included in this display (see 8).  This design of Murphy’s is a modern interpretation of an Arts and Crafts revived, mediaeval prototype.\r\nM.32-1985","date":{"text":"2000","earliest":"2000-01-01","latest":"2000-12-31"}}],"partNumbers":["M.32-1985","M.32A-1985"],"accessionNumberNum":"32","accessionNumberPrefix":"M","accessionYear":1985,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE","Mazer","Lid (for a mazer)"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-12","recordCreationDate":"2004-03-10","availableToBook":false}}