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Title: The craftsman
Year: 1901 (1900s)
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Subjects: Art Arts and crafts movement
Publisher: New York (etc.)
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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I5 I c ^ SOME. CORNISH CRAFTSMEN 93 to understand the use of the tools and the manipulationof the metal, the instructor was dismissed, and the workattempted assumed a somewhat different character. Thework of the London teacher was precise, neat, highlyfinished, and conventional The artists, on the contrary,aimed at something more individual, unconventional anddistinctive. Their designs were kept simple and naturally-reflected the surroundings of the place: the things witnwhich the fisher-boys were familiar. Sea-weed and fishes,the quaintly shaped luggers, even the light-house pierwith the tossing sea at its foot were outlined on the metal.The things first wrought were trays, simple plaques,finger-plates for the edges of doors, etc. But in a short time there de-veloped among the boys a number who showed real abil-ity for the work. One in particular, somewhat older thanthe others, became expert, not only in the use of the tools,but also in adapting and even in originating simple de-sign

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