Helen Cargill Thompson Silversmithing and Jewellery Collection

A diverse collection of mainly silver items including a wide selection of contemporary GSA undergraduate, graduate and staff works from about 1985 to present.
The collection includes items of contemporary, antique and period silver exhibiting a broad range of technical skills, design finesse and a selection of provincial historical Scottish silver makers marks and town marks on both functional and decorative objects.
Items included in the collection were acquired with the intention of being gifted to the Glasgow School of Art Archive as an educational resource.

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Bequeathed to The Glasgow School of Art in 2020.

The majority of the pieces are made in silver.

Draft collection level description created by Susannah Waters, Archives & Collections Manager, December 2020.

Finding Aid Author/s: The Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections.

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