July Castle Transformation Newsletter
There was an error in our newsletter that went out Wednesday - well done to those who spotted it!!
It was our object of the month!? In this month?s issue of the newsletter, the object of the month is the fish slice by Brian Asquith (NCM 1998-177)
However, the image we used was of a fish slice by Paul Storr (NCM 1978-237) (Above)
Both are being displayed in the Long Gallery Nature up Close section once the Castle reopens.
The article is below with the correct slice.
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 Object of the month
What is it??Our selected object is a hand-formed silver fish slice created by British sculptor, designer and silversmith Brian Asquith (1930 ? 2008) which came into our collection in 1998.
Why is it significant?-?The scope of Brian Asquith?s work included designing the first mass-produced fitted kitchen for the Magnet Company, undertaking royal commissions, creating silver trophies for the International Tennis Federation and working in partnership with Italian design company Alessi to produce a range of tableware inspired by the work of the Victorian designer Christopher Dresser. His final major public work was a fountain and street furniture for the refurbishment of the Peace Gardens in Sheffield in 1997.
Tell Me More -?Asquith took inspiration from artists and designers who exhibited works at the Festival of Britain in 1951 and from European Modernism. Another important influence was the landscape of his home in the Derbyshire Peak District where he swam in the River Lathkill every day. This influence is reflected in our fish slice which takes the form of a whole salmon with a pierced and engraved design representing the running water it is swimming through.
The silver fish slice will feature in the new Art as Inspiration Gallery currently being designed by exhibition designers Casson Mann.
Telegraph obituary for Asquith
National Portrait Gallery - Christopher Dresser
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