Forest Craft Guild
Country | |
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City | Grand Rapids MI |
Era | (1879-) |
Description
Specialties
- Forest Emerson Mann, Founder.
- Taught Arts & Crafts classes in Dayton OH.
- Founded the Miami Pottery.
1902
- Jewelry Studio, Grand Rapids, MI.
1905
- Founded Forest Craft Guild.
Style
- Hammered
- Etched
- Applied Patina (usually verdigris)
Repousse Materials
- Gemstones (Opal, Coral, Pearls, Amber, Mother-of-Pearl, etc.
- Venetian Enamel
- German “Silver” & Sterling Silver
- Overall a rougher, more primitive style than most other Arts & Crafts designs.
- Possible exchange of designs and metalwork with Stickley Brothers.