Elizabeth Morley
Elizabeth Morley | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Silversmith |
| Years active | 1794–1807 |
| Known for | Georgian silverware |
| Notable work | Tea caddy spoon (1797), toddy ladle (1802) |
| Spouse | Thomas Morley |
| Awards | Works held by Victoria & Albert Museum, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute |
Elizabeth Morley was an English silversmith.
Morley was married to the plateworker Thomas Morley, going into the silver business at his death. During her career she was described variously as a smallworker, cutler, toy dealer, goldsmith, and silversmith. She first registered a mark on 8 August 1794; further marks followed on 19 July 1796 and 1 October 1800. Furthermore she registered a Sun Insurance Policy on 15 April 1797, with another on 15 April 1807. Her address in London was given as 7 Westmoreland buildings, Aldersgate Street.[4]
The Victoria and Albert Museum owns a variety of pieces by Morley, including a collection of bottle tickets of various sorts.[5] Three pieces are in the collection of the National Museum of Women in the Arts; a George III tea caddy spoon of 1797, another of 1798, and a George III toddy ladle of 1802.[4] Several pieces are owned by the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute as well.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Glanville, Philippa; Goldsborough, Jennifer Faulds (1990). Women Silversmiths, 1685–1845: Works from the Collection of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Washington, DC: Thames and Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-23578-2.
- ^ Wees, Beth Carver (1997). English, Irish, & Scottish Silver at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Hudson Hills. p. 490–. ISBN 978-1-55595-117-7.
- ^ "Search the Collection". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ a b Philippa Glanville; Jennifer Faulds Goldsborough; National Museum of Women in the Arts (U.S.) (1990). Women Silversmiths, 1685–1845: Works from the Collection of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Thames and Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-23578-2.
- ^ "Search | V&A Explore the Collections".
- ^ Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute; Beth Carver Wees (1997). English, Irish, & Scottish Silver at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Hudson Hills. pp. 490–. ISBN 978-1-55595-117-7.
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