Loop-Handled Dish
1902/03
Medium
Silver with dyed green chalcedony
Dimensions
Bowl: Diam.: 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.); 8.1 × 30.5 cm (3 3/16 × 12 in.)
Classification
dish (vessel)
Department
Applied Arts of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
104105
Art Historical Context
Behold the **Loop-Handled Dish**, a masterful creation by Charles Robert Ashbee from 1902–03, now gracing the Applied Arts of Europe department at the Art Institute of Chicago. Crafted from hammered silver adorned with dyed green chalcedony handles, this elegant vessel measures a compact bowl diameter of 13.5 cm, extending to 8.1 × 30.5 cm overall. Its loop handles, formed from the vibrant semi-precious stone, add a tactile contrast to the lustrous metal, evoking nature's harmony in everyday form. Ashbee, a leading light of Britain's Arts and Crafts movement, championed handmade artistry agai...