{"product_id":"arts-and-crafts-jewelry-in-boston-9780878468577","title":"Arts and Crafts Jewelry in Boston","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn authoritative and beautifully illustrated history of the  innovative, colourful and finely crafted Arts and Crafts jewelry  created by a circle of artists in the first decades of the 20th century. Belief in the ideals of the Arts and Crafts movement, which held that art and beauty  could instill morality and inspire joy, united a vibrant and active community of jewelry  makers  along with artists, craftspeople, scholars and critics and patrons  at the  turn of the 20th century in Boston. Frank Gardner Hale, who trained in England with  founders of the movement, became the most prominent and prolific creator of works  of wearable art, helping to define the `Boston look' characterized by bold use of  colored stones and brilliant enamels; refined and delicate settings; and exquisite design  and craftsmanship, conceived and executed by a single craftsman. A leading figure in  the community of jewelers, and an advocate for the Society of Arts and Crafts, Hale  influenced many other impor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[The book] features examples of jewelry, enamels, silver and preparatory designs that reveal Boston's position as a pre-eminent center of exquisite Arts and Crafts metalwork. -- Barrymore Laurence Scherer * Wall Street Journal *","brand":"Museum of Fine Arts,Boston","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884916650327,"sku":"9780878468577","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780878468577.jpg?v=1722534047","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/arts-and-crafts-jewelry-in-boston-9780878468577","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}