Silver and enamel buckle designed by Jessie M. King

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This silver and enamel buckle was designed by Jessie M. King for Liberty & Co, and made in Birmingham in 1905-6.

The two-piece buckle is pierced with a design of stylised flowers.

Jessie Marion King, 1875-1949, was a prolific and successful 'Glasgow Style' designer, producing jewellery for Liberty and Co.'s Cymric line, in addition to wallpaper, fabrics, posters and bookplates.

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• Online ID: 000-000-099-899-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: Innovators and Innovations (multimedia essay)
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.1992.1808
• Date: 1905 - 1906
  1905-6
  
• Material: Silver; enamel. Inscription: Birmingham, 1905 - 1906; [stylised art nouveau flowers]
  Buckle
  
• Dimensions: 55 mm H x 75 mm total L
  
• What: Buckle
  
• Subject:
• Who: Jessie M. King (designer)
  Liberty and Co., Birmingham (maker)
  
• Where: England, Warwickshire, Birmingham
  
• Event:
• Description: Silver and enamel two-piece buckle, pierced with a design of stylised art nouveau flowers, designed by Jessie M. King, for Liberty and Co., marked Birmingham, 1905 - 1906
  
• References:
  • Burkhauser, Jude (ed.). Glasgow Girls: women in art and design 1880 -1920. Edinburgh: Canongate, 1990
  • White, Colin. The enchanted world of Jessie M. King. Edinburgh: Canongate, 1989
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