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There’s something deeply meditative about returning to the work of your hands. After a long pause, I picked up my brush and sculpting tools to create this miniature fiddle leaf fig—leaf by leaf, detail by detail. It reminded me that even in stillness, creativity patiently waits to bloom again.
So happy to be back in my element—sculpting, painting, imagining.
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One of Charles Townley's cabinets containing 656 glass gems
The 18th century was a highpoint for interest in engraved gems. Recognized as key pieces of art and culture, they were collected and studied by royals, aristocrats, artists, and antiquarians such as Charles Townley (1737–1805).
A wealthy English country gentleman and insatiable collector of antiquities, he travelled to Italy on the 'Grand Tour' and acquired important Roman marble statues, and many other ancient objects. The smallest pieces of classical art that caught his eye were engraved gems.
His wooden cabinets, with their distinctive shallow drawers, were specially designed to hold some of his glass gems and their impressions, made from 'red sulphur'. Most of the drawers are labelled with strips of paper bearing notes in his handwriting, revealing his enthusiasm and scholarship. He became a trustee of the British Museum in 1791, and his collection of gems was purchased together with drawings, bronzes, and coins by the Museum in 1814.*
From the exhibition
Rediscovering gems: small wonders, big impressions
(February – June 2024)
Gems were the picture book of the ancient Mediterranean world.
Depicting deities, famous individuals, animals, objects, and scenes from myth or daily life, these small artworks have made a significant impression throughout history.
Classical gems have been highly prized by collectors from the Renaissance onwards, but never more so than in 18th-century Europe. Collected by royalty, aristocrats, artists and antiquarians, such as Charles Townley (1737–1805), their designs reflect – and serve as a record of – personal tastes and aesthetic preferences. Yet, their popularity meant they were widely reproduced and faked – and distinguishing between the two is still contentious.
Used as seals, worn as jewellery, or collected as objects of beauty in their own right, these miniature designs required phenomenal skill to carve and became sought-after luxury objects and status symbols. With a typical 18th-century gem cabinet, housing gems and impressions, as well as a collector's magnifying glass and drawings, this display captured the fascination that gems have inspired over the centuries. Michelangelo (1475–1564) is even thought to have based the figure of Adam in the Sistine chapel on a Roman cameo of Augustus on the capricorn.
Some of these remarkable objects have had a more difficult recent history. In August 2023 the Museum announced that a number of items from the collection had been stolen, were missing or damaged. It became apparent that the collection of engraved gems was among those to have been targeted. The British Museum is committed to recovering all the stolen items and to preventing thefts from happening again. Hundreds have already been recovered, and ten of these could be seen as part of this display.
A dedicated team within the Museum is working with the Metropolitan Police Service and with an international group of experts in gems, collection history and art theft, to recover missing items. The Museum has also embarked upon an ambitious five-year plan to complete the documentation and digitisation of the entire collection.
[*British Museum]
Taken at the British Museum