The Birmingham Guild of Handicraft Limited
Other names: The Birmingham Guild from 1890, The Birmingham Guild Limited from 1901
Active: 1890 - 1919
Function: Art metal workers, art classes
History or description: The guild grew out of classes for working men and boys, and was supported by the city's wealthy non-conformist elite. Arthur Dixon managed the metal workshops. The name was inspired by C.R. Ashbee's Guild of Handicraft. Dixon and Ashbee were friends and the latter gave the inaugural address in September 1890.
Activities: classes
Works
Dates are usually the year a work was exhibited so may differ from date of production.
New entries have been made each time a work was exhibited due to a lack of evidence about the state, medium or edition shown.
Exhibited St George and the Dragon
Exhibited The Fox and the Grapes
Exhibited Doorplate with Handles
Exhibited Finger Plate
Exhibited Corner Sconce
Locations
Address 32 Waterloo Street Birmingham | View on map
1895 (Circa)
Business located at 45 Great Charles Street Birmingham | View on map
1901 (Presumed) - 1919 (Presumed)
Associated People
Founded by Arthur Stansfeld Dixon
Dixon then became Managing Director whilst continuing to be the lead designer of products in base metals.
Members included T. Ducrow
Members included L.M. Gere
Members included A. Jones
Members included H. Parker
1895 (Circa)
Members included Marion Thomson
1895 (Circa)
Members included J. Webster
1900 (Circa)
Descriptions of Business or Institution
Listed under Art Metal Workers Kelly's Directory of Birmingham, Trades, Official and Adverts 1901 Kelly's Trades Directories
1901
Listed under Art Metal Workers Kelly's Directory of Birmingham, 1911 Kelly's Trades Directories
1911
Listed under Art Metal Workers Kelly's Directory of Birmingham, 1913 Kelly's Trades Directories
1913
Listed under Art Metal Workers Kelly's Directory of Birmingham, 1919 Kelly's Trades Directories
1919
Sources
Catalogue of the Arts & Crafts Exhibition 1900
1900
p. 29
Catalogue of the Second Exhibition of Arts and Crafts, City of Manchester Art Gallery, 1895
1895
Cat. Nos. 370, 371, 382, 384, 420, pp. 154, 155, 156, 160, 255
Kelly's Directory of Birmingham, 1911 Kelly's Trades Directories
1911
p. 849.
Kelly's Directory of Birmingham, 1913 Kelly's Trades Directories
1913
p. 859.
Kelly's Directory of Birmingham, 1919 Kelly's Trades Directories
1919
p. 884.
Kelly's Directory of Birmingham, Trades, Official and Adverts 1901 Kelly's Trades Directories
1901
p. 716 and p. 911.
The Bromsgrove Guild. An Illustrated History, 1999
1999
p. 6.
Citing this record
'The Birmingham Guild of Handicraft Limited', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/organization.php?id=msib4_1216191215, accessed 19 May 2022]
