In the past, such fine wire was used to produce gold cloth for kings and to embroider gowns for queens.
Such pieces will be among the more than 200 items displayed in “Treasures of Gold and Silver Wire,” scheduled to open Sept. 29 at the Guildhall Art Gallery in London and run through Nov. 12.
The exhibition has been planned to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Worshipful Company of Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers, which continues to use the medieval spelling of wire.
“People think ‘livery’ and they think uniforms.
The better word would be guild,” said Karen Watts, the exhibition’s curator and a curator emeritus at the Royal Armouries.
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Organizations:
Guildhall Art, Worshipful Company, Gold
Locations:
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