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Metalwork
The metalwork collection is rooted in the Sheffield Literature and Philosophical Society, founded in 1830s, a small collection of cutlery was acquired and transferred to the people of Sheffield when Weston Park Museum opened in 1875. This collection has grown and in 1999 the collection was awarded designated status. The Designated Metalwork Collection, consisting of 13,000 items included the most extensive grouping of finished Sheffield made cutlery, flatware, holloware and personal objects in existence. 10,000 items of the 13,000 are related to cutlery and flatware and cover the period from the 14th century to present day.
The collection includes several renowned and important collections including The Bradbury collection of Old Sheffield Plate, one of the city’s most famous exports from the 1740s to 1840.The Jack Scott Collection of Britannia metal, a small collection of silver and electroplated wares from 1840s onwards. The collection also contains closed plate, brass, copper, iron, steel and stainless steel as well as significant collections from Camille Page (1922), Sanders- Fiske (1932) and Ridpath collections of cutlery (1942) and the Bill Brown Collection of cutlery (2004) containing objects from the Neolithic to 1950s. The collections have national significance reflected in its designation status and is a powerful illustration of a city world leadership in metalwork design, production, and innovation. Contemporary collecting from city manufacturers continues today.
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